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   Beaver Fever to Les   
   Re: Umscribe: Me   
   22 Jan 22 15:23:41   
   
   From: Beaver_Fever@live.com   
      
   On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 3:20:43 PM UTC-8, Les wrote:   
   > On Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:07:19 -0800 (PST), Beaver Fever   
   >  wrote:   
   > >On Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:07:52 AM UTC-8, Les wrote:   
   > >> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:33:44 -0800 (PST), Beaver Fever   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >> >It's true, I am afflicted with the deadly plague, Covid-19.   
   > >> >Now the clock is ticking down and it's only a matter of time.   
   > >> >Though it's been slight sniffles for the past few days, I fully expect   
   my heart to stop at any minute now.   
   > >> >However I do plan to go bravely and without complaint. I am so thankful   
   for the time I was allowed   
   > >> >here on Planet Earth and especially in a first world country in modern   
   times.   
   > >> >Feel free to leave condolences and share your memories here.   
   > >> >I would like to say I have enjoyed my time here, learned so much and   
   that social media and   
   > >> >even Reddit cannot hold a candle to what I was able to gain from nearly   
   24 years on Usenet.   
   > >> >I love you all.   
   >   
   > >> I am saddened by your news. Maybe your immune system will fight the   
   > >> valiant fight, and everything will be okay.   
   > >> But if not https://tinyurl.com/3v7h7bxc   
   > >> Les   
   >   
   >   
   > >Thank you. I was just informed it has a 99% survivability rate, which is   
   slightly higher   
   > >than crossing Glenoaks Blvd which I do almost daily.   
   > Well, if you continue to cross Glenoaks Blvd. on a daily basis then   
   > https://tinyurl.com/3v7h7bxc still applies.   
   >   
   > Les   
      
      
   I kind of feel sorry for my roommate who "gets" it all when I die.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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