The price of performance

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To: kargos@rocketmail.com
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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 17:37:25 -0500

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I still want to know *SOMETHING* about you

I'm going through e-mails from as far back as 7 years ago, for the purpose of self-exploration or something. I'll try and pick out the most interesting ones that reveal things about the 13-year old Matt.

Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 22:01:25
From: --------
Subject: Matthew....... do you have any clue how strange you are?

I am sitting here, trying to make SOME sense out of your web site....member of what?What buisinness? am I missing something here? HELP ME OUT!(This isweird, I'm 'thinkning' in an English accent,,,, very strange..)

ok, off that topic....(by the way, dont respond to this message, sendany E-mail to(-------)
Well, that was certanly an interesting phone conversations...all 600 of them

::sigh:: I'm brain dead, cant think of a darn thing to say, so I'llfinish this when I have a complet mind(well, that might take a while, so, well, just until I can think)

May Dragons Fly Ever In Your Dreams,
Kath

P.S. I STILL want to know *SOMETHING* about you....I feel lost, have noclue who you are... and that is something that drives me crazy, and crazy Kate...not good idea,,,,,Farewell