From: nikki<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

I just wanted to say hello, and that I haven't forgoten any of you.  I am just swamped with work lately, and aside from working on a few pieces for my writing, the only thing I have been making time for is e-mail.  I swear I will try to catch up as soon as I can, but lately that seems like never.  I think I already have a weeks worth to read.<BR>
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If anyone wants to say hi...e-mail, lovebugs. [email-masked]*** (without the stars of course) like I said, it's the only thing I am absolutely making time for right now.<BR>
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And thanks to everyone who commented on my work.  You don't know how much it means to me to have people like yourselves like things that tumble out of my head...<BR>
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later lovebugs....missing everyone....~nikki
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Well hello LadyE.  Haven't heard from you in a while.  Where have you been hiding?
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

InExPeRIeNcEd- I loved 'Fromthetopofmyheadbottomofmyheart' fUCK, I couldn't have said it any better myself. You are awesome.<BR>
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btw- I am 5'1" also ! :)<BR>
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-ZoE
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From: Jon Gross. ([email-masked])<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

                     THE STORY OF THE HEART<BR>
A carpenter found a perfect piece of wood and fell in love. He took that<BR>
<BR>
piece of wood already knowing what it was. It was a heart. The carpenter<BR>
<BR>
started to cut away the excess pieces off and turned it into the best piece<BR>
<BR>
of wood. The heart was a symbol. A symbol of life. The reason I say that is<BR>
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there are many things that happened in that hearts life. One of those<BR>
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things that happened to the heart was it has been broken two times. The<BR>
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heart is like people. Give it love and time and it will be fixed. The pain<BR>
<BR>
is still there but only if you look for it. The heart has a few mistakes in<BR>
<BR>
the wood but dose that make it any less beautiful?? The only way you will<BR>
<BR>
know that they are there is if you look deep inside of the wood. The<BR>
<BR>
carpenter put his life into making the heart but in reality the heart made<BR>
<BR>
him. Things happened in the carpenter's life that made him see the light.<BR>
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He almost gave up on the heart but people and the heart kept telling him to<BR>
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finish. The carpenter was not happy but then his life changed again. The<BR>
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heart taught him the most valuable lesson in life. It taught him no matter<BR>
<BR>
how bad life can get there will always be some one who cares enough and<BR>
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loves enough to never leave his side. The carpenter got an idea and put two<BR>
<BR>
butterflies for a symbol of beauty. The butterfly was a ugly caterpillar<BR>
<BR>
but just like people they change and gain wings. The carpenter knows that<BR>
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no matter how much he love the butterflies he cant keep them trapped and<BR>
<BR>
the carpenter loves the butterflies enough to let them be free no matter<BR>
<BR>
the pain he has inside. The carpenter also put felt in the heart. The felt<BR>
<BR>
is the symbol of warmth. Even thought it is black it keeps the heart warm.<BR>
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The felt is to show the heart that the world can be black at times but it<BR>
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is still a warm place as long as you let it. The beauty of the heart was<BR>
<BR>
like nothing the carpenter ever saw. When he finished with the heart he was<BR>
<BR>
very proud of what he had. I just hope this heart will be able to teach you<BR>
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as much about life as it did the carpenter.<BR>
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P.S. If you ever feel sad or depressed please remember that there will<BR>
<BR>
always be some one who loves you more then life.<BR>
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			Yours truly,<BR>
			 Carpenter<BR>
			   L,L,L<BR>
                      Love, Live, Learn<BR>

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From: Freddy  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Okay, I have just come back from a little weekend holiday with some friends (Deevaa - how crazy do I have to be to go on a holiday in PALMERSTON NORTH... it's such a depressing place!) and brought the flu with me, so I have to catch up with everybody's work tomorrow...<BR>
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Laurel - Sending you strength... 'Time to Heal' is an almost exact transcript of the last conversation with my ex before I went on holiday for a month... I thought I worked through it but today I found myself all in pieces over him again... ARGH when is it gonna stop? I hope you are dealing with whatever is happening to you at the moment better than me...<BR>
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Freddy
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

You went on holiday to Palmy? OMG... (coughs) yeah.. nice knowing ya. (dashes off in the other direction)<BR>
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dee
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From: lucija Volèanšek<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

i love you
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From: Starr<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Kevin...<BR>
hey you!  you there with the computer!  write a mail to good ole starr so i can hear all about your adventures!<BR>
plus i still need to send you your hard earned cookies.<BR>
*big hug*<BR>
*bigger kiss*<BR>
Laurel...<BR>
your praise of my submitted works has been so sweet and encoraging, and i want to thank you personally for it.  if you ever have wish to 'talk' please feel free to mail me at<BR>
[email-masked]<BR>
*warm smile*<BR>
*offers you a cup of tea*<BR>
Guppy...<BR>
long time no hear babe...  where you been?  mail me at my new addy.  i posted it up there to laurel. let's talk again.<BR>
*huge grin*<BR>
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see you all soon<BR>
*bounces off into the sunset*<BR>
ml<BR>
-Starr
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From: Galadrial60<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

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<BR>
Okay-----i have lost my mind...<BR>
now the females will want their own letter too........<BR>
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                                       Gala<BR>
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And that's "wench of quality"
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From: the guppy<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

french tickler---thanks for the honest take on that raindrop one...i think it feels abbreviated because the feeling is there, but the girl isn't...i didn't really have anyone set as the definite inspiration behind it...for me, it was kinda about having some really beautiful thoughts and feelings about love, but not having the girl to express them to...it's like a personal love letter that starts out with:  "dear any girl who would appreciate some thoughts from a little fish,..."<BR>
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i think poets are people that actually write down what they say when they are talking to themselves<BR>
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thanks for the comments everybody<BR>
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gup<BR>

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From: Freddy<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Dee - I always thought, if my acting fails I'll move up to Palmy and be a Vet... but now that I have been there I actually think I'd rather starve in Wellington :o) <BR>
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Freddy
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From: optimistic_pessimist85<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Toklas- Your complicated simplicity shows thought,..and makes your poems beautiful...keep submitting,...i'll keep reading...<BR>
%me%
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Freddy -- I started (but never finished) my degree in theatre and film at Vic... Wellington is a great place to be a starving artist!<BR>
<BR>
dee
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From: Freddy<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Dee - I am a Drama/Women's Studies major at Vic!!!<BR>
I LOVE the Theatre and Film department there, I have just met the most amazing people there...<BR>
<BR>
Freddy
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

DeBrA- '3 on the yellow' rules. It kicked my ass.<BR>
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-ZoE
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From: laurel ahlfeld<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Hey all, back from vacation already. Yawn, what a trip!<BR>
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*~Freddy~* Argh, I suppose we must all stick together when crisis hits. I would love to talk to someone who knows what it's like. All my friends just think I'm obsessed and depressed. Not so, I'm quite healthy...just in love. Maybe love should be classified as a mental disorder, eh? As you can see, I'm not handling this well either. Write me if you need a shoulder. [email-masked]<BR>
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*~Starr~* &lt;accepts the tea greatfully&gt; ah...this tired body needed some relaxation. Thank you! You truly have a gift with words. I will certainly be wanting to get in touch! Watch out for an insane email though. As I just told Freddy, I'm not handling life's little challanges well lately. <BR>
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*~ZoE~* Omigawsh, "Smiles" really got me teared up again!<BR>
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*~Toklas~* I really enjoyed barnacle. It gave me such a mental picture...wow!<BR>
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*~Zero #1~* Water was, well, to say the least: very uplifting. I don't know why, but it made me laugh! I hope you were as happy while writing it. I hate to see you down. Completely Uncomplete made me wonder about you. If you need to talk...<BR>
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*~Gala~* Letter of Introduction gave me a good giggle! Thank you dear!<BR>
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Still catching up!<BR>
Love always,<BR>
Laurel<BR>

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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

LaUrEl- Love is a mental disorder. I am convinced. When I look back at the poetry I wrote when I was in love, it sounds like a madwoman's. Thanks for your compliments on 'smiles'.<BR>
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My birthday's coming up GuYs- aUGUST 4TH. SHit, little ZoE'S gonna be 20.<BR>
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-ZoE
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From: sarah<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

zOe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR>
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my birthday is august fourth!!!!!!!!!!! i'll be 22 though......and 5'1~~~~~~~<BR>
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long lost two years my younger twin!!!!!!<BR>
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hehe<BR>
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sarah
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

SaRaH- That's awesome. I never meet anyone with my birthday. Btw- I never really got to tell you how much I love your poetry :)<BR>
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-ZoE
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From: Michael (hi it's me)<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Guppy ~ I agree with you totally about your definition of people that write down what they are saying to themselves. And I liked Raindrop kisses.
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 23 July 2000<P>

Megs -- I've mailed you at every single email address I've got for you and everything is bouncing... I must have lost track of the latest of your ever changing email address saga... mail me.<BR>
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dee
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