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From: " +Grant. " <+Grant@grant.grant>
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Subject: Re: +*+*+*+ The Adventures of Stevie #35 "Exploration" +*+*+*+
Date: 3 Sep 2010 18:29:01 -0500
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In article <hrf08612fisis63ui5f87sgdas8ujvhfqp@4ax.com>, NP-f31 wrote:
> On 1 Sep 2010 17:18:02 -0500, " +Grant. " <+Grant@grant.grant> wrote:
>
> >In article <e24t76ppj5kcp4hpu5d90ib0r9r8stvtua@4ax.com>, HMS Victor
> >Victorian <victorvictorian@hushunomail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 30 Aug 2010 17:38:01 -0500, " +Grant. " <+Grant@grant.grant> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >The Adventures of Stevie #35
> >> >
> >> >These stories were told to me by friends and other people. Some of them
> >> >are true. Some of them are only partly true. Some of them should have
> >> >been true. LOL
> >> >
> >> >My first post about Stevie ("Call me Stephen!") was when he was 12 and
> >> >in summer camp and was told by another camper. This was from a time
> >> >before computers would fit on a desk and when people communicated with
> >> >friends in other countries by actual letters sent through the postal
> >> >service. When children did this those friends were called "penpals".
> >> >Carlos is Stevie's penpal in Argentina and knows English. This is a
> >> >fictional contrivance to enable Stevie to tell us his stories because
> >> >he isn't here in person. I think.
> >> >All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
> >> >that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
> >> >Stevie's school is for gifted children who don't fit in regular schools.
> >> >The stories may not be posted in chronological order.
> >> >Stevie is 11 in this story. It takes place 3 weeks after story #34.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >The Adventures of Stevie #35 "Exploration"
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Carlos,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Chad has been doing very well in his studies. He is learning how to
> >> >find things out for himself. That's very good for him. Research skills
> >> >are very important. It's good for me too, because I have more time for
> >> >other things. Chad still hugs me at least once a day. I don't mind that
> >> >at all. He hugs the other students and the teachers who like it too.
> >> >That's good for everybody. He is a very good student of fighting. His
> >> >ability with gymnastics really helps. He already knew how to fall and
> >> >he has very good body control. I am teaching him more control. When you
> >> >control your body, you are controlling your mind too, which is a very
> >> >good thing, because it helps you use both better.
> >> >
> >> > Mind control helps me mindspeak with Victoria and learn important
> >> >things from her, because it's very hard to concentrate when we are
> >> >holding hands because her sadness is so bad. She doesn't want to be
> >> >living in this world. That's why she lives inside her mind in the
> >> >beautiful stories she makes up and writes down for us. She says writing
> >> >them down makes them more real for her. I think something really bad
> >> >happened to her that made this happen, but she won't tell me what it is
> >> >completely.
> >> >
> >> > I learned some new things about and from Victoria. She told me she is
> >> >a telepath. She was that way from when she was 12. She doesn't need to
> >> >hold hands with people to know what they are thinking, but it is hard
> >> >to understand very much of what happens in their minds because each
> >> >person has a private language of words and pictures and sounds and
> >> >smells and feelings, so it is mostly when they talk to themselves she
> >> >can figure out what they are thinking. She said I am not a telepath,
> >> >but I can feel people's feelings. She said I always could do that but
> >> >didn't know it. She showed me how it works, so now I can feel people's
> >> >feelings in different rooms I can't see or hear into, but not if I want
> >> >to, too much. I have to be almost not thinking about it for it to
> >> >happen. She said it would get better when I'm older. She said I have
> >> >another ability I didn't know I had. I can feel objects without looking
> >> >at them or without using my special hearing. She said I got it mixed up
> >> >with my hearing and didn't know I was doing it. I know now. It's
> >> >strange.
> >> >
> >> > All that is strange, but there is something more strange. Victoria
> >> >said she is hiding from people who want to use her abilities in a bad
> >> >way. She said I should be very careful not to let people know I can do
> >> >these things, or they would make me do bad things and do bad things to
> >> >me to study how I do them. I don't want to believe people would do
> >> >that, but I have to believe her because father would. She said I can
> >> >trust Dr. Knot and Kit and father, and the Abbot, and nobody else
> >> >unless father says so. I agree with that. She reads minds, so she would
> >> >really know. I really like knowing for sure. She showed me how to use
> >> >my abilities to check if anybody is spying on me, even if they use
> >> >electronics, so I can talk with people I trust about secret things in
> >> >real private.
> >> >
> >> > Victoria knows about the Abbot. She went there to learn from him
> >> >before her trouble started. There is one more thing she taught me,
> >> >which is how to close my third eye so I don't see auras when I don't
> >> >want to, which is most of the time. She said I should keep it open as
> >> >much as I can, so I will get better with these new abilities, and
> >> >discover and learn about knew ones. I will, but not when I'm with
> >> >friends. I found out right away you HAVE to let your friends have
> >> >privacy from you, or they can't be friends. I don't know how to explain
> >> >why, but it's true. I don't want to tell you how I found it out. I
> >> >don't even want to think about it. It makes me feel dirty and mean and
> >> >really horrible to know private things and secrets about people. I
> >> >would get rid of that ability if I could, but she said I can't. I don't
> >> >know how Victoria lives with that. I just thought maybe she doesn't
> >> >want to.
> >> >
> >> > Victoria said she taught me all she can about what she should teach
> >> >me about the things I already could do but didn't know I could. She
> >> >said it would be bad to try to teach me different things I didn't know,
> >> >because they would keep me from learning things she didn't know which I
> >> >might be able to do. That sounds true so I didn't argue. She loves me.
> >> >I know that. I love her too. We know it every time our hands touch. She
> >> >wants to help and protect me. All that's not enough. She did all she
> >> >could for me, and now she wants to be left alone in her imaginary
> >> >world, where she doesn't have to be sad. Love forces me to respect what
> >> >she wants and needs even if I don't want to. I am very sad for her. She
> >> >told me not to be, because she is happy there. It doesn't help. I cry
> >> >for her at night sometimes. Then I let Jeremy hug me to sleep. Not the
> >> >real Jeremy I really wish for, but my memory of him. That's what love
> >> >is for, and lots of other things too.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Your friend,
> >> >
> >> >Stephen
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Grant,
> >>
> >> Very intriguing. Will you address Victoria's issues?
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> HMS Victor-In-Our-OWN-Imaginary-World Victorian
> >>
> >> God Save the Queen.
> >> God Bless the Prince of Wales.
> >> God Preserve the Windsors.
> >> Rule Britannia!
> >
> >There were some characters and issues I planned on when I started the
> >series. Victoria was one of them. I only changed her name after that,
> >not what she does, or what happens to her. Please remember, she isn't
> >you. But, if you do feel related to her, I can tell you, without
> >spoiling the suspense and surprises, she has a continuing significant
> >impact on Stevie's entire life, in more than one way. Even XXXXX XXXX
> >XXXXX XXXXX. Oh, I can't tell you that. LOL
>
> Hey Grant!
>
> Love it! Love them all, actually. I spent a little time analyzing your
> pattern of X's. I realized that they are a code. I believe I have
> deciphered the code:
>
> She even does his dry cleaning.
>
> Am I right?
>
> Doc
> NP-f31
The code, yes. In the beginning I did have a code, but didn't do it
this time. The exes were the same number as the words they replaced.
Sorry about the dry cleaning. She doesn't. Not even wet cleaning, but
she does help him clean something else up in:
The Adventures of Stevie XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Maybe.
The fun thing is the clue to that has already been posted. Fun for me,
I mean. LOL
--
Grant
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