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- From: jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu (Jimmy Malcolm Pierce)
- Subject: Re: Cyber (was Introduction was Eh?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.102029.27336@ra.msstate.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov20.224220.23434@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 10:20:29 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.224220.23434@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> walker@superboy.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
- >"I don't even remember the name of the first Sci
- >Fi book I read. It was written by M. L'Engle and
- >was about some kids who meet with a Mrs. Which
- >and tesseract and such. It is a classic I just
- >cant remember the name of it. It was also a
- >trilogy. The first Sci Fi I really remember is
- >reading the Tom Swift, Jr. stories out of the
- >elementary school library."
-
- "Alright ! A Tom Swift Junior reader ! The story that had a *very*
- profound{!} affect on me was a story about someone I sort of believe
- exists somewhen, her name is Jirel of Joiry. Of course, Tom Swift, jr.
- and his Betatron, Spaceship, etc. stories were interesting, but I
- rather liked Jirel. I wonder what ever happened to her, " DJ.
-
- --
- Jim Pierce Bach. of Sci. in Applied Computer Science USM - Gulf Park Campus
- jmpierce@whale.st.usm.edu Disclaimer: Standard.
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