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  • Re: Inevitability

    From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, May 16, 2026 18:12:44
    Verily, in article <3doh0l15cvffflgbhpqnopubrs4r6bjb0k@4ax.com>, did Man@the.keyboard deliver unto us this message:

    Inevitability
    #############

    With guns on Starships,
    Some scared child will start shooting
    Ending all Mankind.
    ? J.

    If anyone builds it, everyone dies?

    Short, but clear and impactful. Thanks for posting it.


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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 15:50:22
    Verily, in article <omcp0ll0pjt8aunoblveqkuv5ohpr85ld2@4ax.com>, did Man@the.keyboard deliver unto us this message:
    I like the Haiku type format. In English it is incredibly potent. It
    is, of course, far better in the original but it does work in English.
    I wonder whether the Japanese like our version?


    We don't really honor the requirement of nature as the subject. They may
    think most of ours don't really count. I don't know. *shrug*

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    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.14
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)