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Night-time. Why is it, I wonder… Always, always it is at night when The fury of a hurricane makes itself felt. Perhaps it is because the spirit of the storm Delights in the darkness, for there it can Unleash its rage most potently, most Anonymously, upon the element of earth? Or perhaps it is simply because we Humans are afraid of the dark.Stephanie Osborn
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A wise man does not always admit to everything he knows. And sometimes an overly-credulous friend can be a source of mild amusement.”~ Sherlock HolmesStephanie Osborn
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Sometimes you gotta say what's in your heart... And you have to stand for what you believe. No matter what." ~'Dr. Michael C. Anders,Stephanie Osborn
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Well, it is generally considered– though not always true– that the wife of a man so honoured is likely also to be worthy of the honour, and so it is accorded her. In the event it is false, and I have known that to be so in more than one circumstance , it is still accorded her in deference to her husband."~ Sherlock Holmes, with respect to aristocratic titlesStephanie Osborn
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Watson fully comprehended the fact that occasionally it is useful for one’s adversaries to underestimate one’s abilities.”~ Sherlock HolmesStephanie Osborn
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I am looking forward to fully understanding what is occurring. Other than the fact that we are well over a century in my future–if it is MY future; in America, in an underground government facility of some sort near the Colorado Rocky Mountains, specifically Pikes Peak, so I assume the nearest city of any import to be Colorado Springs…I am afraid I have little grasp of your project.”~ Sherlock Holmes .Stephanie Osborn
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Suddenly the images in the center of the room became more than images. They solidified.Stephanie Osborn
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That’s our cue, ” Dr. Chadwick noted, managing to approximate a cheerful smile, addressing the room at large. “Everyone please stand behind the yellow line until the doors open. No food, drink, flash photography, or video cameras are permitted. Once aboard the ride, please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times until we come to a full and complete stop. Otherwise, they’re apt to end up in another universe somewhere without ya, and wouldn’t that fry your noggin? .Stephanie Osborn
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Hand. I was charged with organizing the messages: descriptions of the creatures, descriptions of their space vessels, descriptions of their conveyances, of their weapons, of their movements. Positions of our soldiers, of our allies’ soldiers. Troop movements. New arrivals of space vessels. Reports of casualties. Dear God, the casualties. And their descriptions. Charred piles of ash; bloodless carcases; crumpled, broken bodies; crushed jelly; roasted, dead meat. All…in these hands. .Stephanie Osborn
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Wait awhile, and everything will change."~' GriblichStephanie Osborn