GRGR(13) the zone strikes back

Neil Conaty nconaty at juno.com
Thu Nov 18 09:20:44 CST 1999


296...... "Then come-the Space Helmets!...Nasal bone and upper teeth have
been replaced by a metal breathing apparatus, full of slots and grating.
Corresponding to the jaw is a built-up section, almost a facial codpiece,
of iron and ebonite, perhaps housing a radio unit, thrusting forward in
black fatality. For an extra few marks you are allowed to slip one of
these helmets on. Once inside these yellow caverns, looking out now
through neutral-density orbits, the sound of your breath hissing up and
around the bone spaces, what you thought was a balanced mind is little
help."

And what is the first thing 90% of these tourists utter once the helmet
is in place? According to Zone Historian Steve Edelman: "Luke, I am your
father"

-Neil

"Luke, I am your mother" - from the original - scarier - version of Star
Wars.






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