In the spring of 1938 the Japanese imperialists invaded Yü-tz'u and T'ai-ku in Shansi. Everyone was in panic as the flames of war came closer and closer to Hsiang-yüan hsien.]

Since February the poetry-bot has dominated the discussions, forging the names of legitimate human posters and blindly countering every argument-- pro or con-- with such succinct rebuttals as Above no cough at no writer every considerate profit addressed, and mind-bending riddles like Why is another horseman either cytoplasm enchantingly? Usenet defenders are countering the assault with automation of their own, crafting programs that kill the sporgeries -- a term coined by ARS's Tilman Hausherr because it's both spam, and forgery.

Hey, kid! Kid! C'mere! The words came out of the shadows of the storefront next to me. […] C'min an' I'll hidja.

There was a soft breeze blowing.