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   Eli the Bearded to 711@spooky.mart   
   Re: grasping hand   
   09 Jul 21 17:42:22   
   
   From: *@eli.users.panix.com   
      
   In alt.ascii-art, 711 Spooky Mart  <711@spooky.mart> wrote:   
   > On 6/10/21 6:23 AM, Colin Randall wrote:   
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   > Nice form but too ambiguous. Edit the stick into a jagged thunderbolt?   
      
   To be Zeus readying himself to smote some mortal?   
      
   Just as a sidenote, _everytime_ I see this thread's subject I think of   
   _The Mote in God's Eye_ by Niven/Pournelle. The book deals with   
   humanity's interaction with a three armed species, and has phrasing like   
   "On one hand ..., on the other hand ..., but on the gripping hand ..."   
   There's a sequel to the book (which I have not read) called _The   
   Gripping Hand_.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye   
      
      
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   Not very spooky.   
      
   Elijah   
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   downright blocky   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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