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He opened the door slowly, and there stood the bald head with a suitcase in his hand. "you have this in hall sir." he said dryly. he made no
attempt to communicate any more than the bear minimum. the bald man put the suitcase down inside the door and turned towards the stairs.

Florcus sat on his bed, and from his suitcase took out a lap top. he turned it on. the green buttons on his cardigan began to glow mutely, there was a small white stain on the wool, maybe it was cream cheese, i'm not sure. i am sure that he read the following passage taken from tapped internet correspondence.

• 6:00:41 PM The Percussionologist: what up bro
• 6:10:09 PM jimmy: hey
• 6:10:27 PM The Percussionologist: whats up manh
• 6:10:30 PM jimmy: is this Brendan??
• 6:12:12 PM The Percussionologist: yeah!
• 6:12:16 PM jimmy: wtf
• 6:12:20 PM The Percussionologist: just landed in sydney from tasmanaia\
• 6:12:20 PM jimmy: i didin't think you existed
• 6:12:37 PM jimmy: thought you were the thing of legends like the unicorn
• 6:12:56 PM The Percussionologist: damn
• 6:13:03 PM The Percussionologist: feels like it now
• 6:13:09 PM The Percussionologist: returning home.
• 6:13:10 PM jimmy: like a unicorn?
• 6:13:29 PM The Percussionologist: i'm iron like a lion in zion though these days so it's not all bad
• 6:13:57 PM The Percussionologist: what you up to?
• 6:14:06 PM jimmy: just did a mad show
• 6:14:11 PM jimmy: go to flickr
• 6:14:17 PM jimmy: and google shenanigans.tv
• 6:14:24 PM jimmy: i mean search for
• 6:14:33 PM jimmy: so dudes took some class pics
• 6:14:52 PM jimmy: have been tasting the mandolin a good bit
• 6:14:57 PM The Percussionologist: will do
• 6:15:08 PM The Percussionologist: good show yeah
• 6:15:09 PM The Percussionologist: sick
• 6:15:14 PM The Percussionologist: what setup?
• 6:15:34 PM jimmy: organize by most recent
• 6:15:37 PM jimmy: pics
• 6:16:49 PM The Percussionologist: madness
• 6:17:26 PM jimmy: how are you feeling about going home?
• 6:21:43 PM The Percussionologist: that show loooks rippin
• 6:21:48 PM The Percussionologist: savage
• 6:22:02 PM jimmy: what's your mind like these days?
• 6:23:28 PM The Percussionologist: what a question
• 6:23:49 PM The Percussionologist: good over here
• 6:23:59 PM The Percussionologist: what it'll be like in ireland I don't know!
• 6:25:13 PM jimmy: you nervous about going home?
• 6:25:42 PM The Percussionologist: suppose so yeah
• 6:25:50 PM The Percussionologist: just want to keep rocking out here ion the road
• 6:25:53 PM jimmy: a bit sad?
• 6:25:55 PM The Percussionologist: everythings good
• 6:25:59 PM The Percussionologist: for sure
• 6:26:05 PM jimmy: it's natural to feel sad
• 6:26:18 PM jimmy: how long have you been there now
• 6:26:27 PM The Percussionologist: almost a year
• 6:26:46 PM The Percussionologist: i have a very different life here though you know
• 6:28:38 PM The Percussionologist: don't know if I'll stay in ireland or head back on the road
• 6:29:05 PM jimmy: what do you like about the road?
• 6:31:00 PM The Percussionologist: the constant madness
• 6:31:10 PM The Percussionologist: never having a penny for food
• 6:31:16 PM The Percussionologist: one meal every 2 days
• 6:31:24 PM The Percussionologist: new people every day
• 6:31:58 PM The Percussionologist: freestyle rapping, graffitti, surfing, sandboarding, jamming, smoking, it's all it
• 6:32:19 PM The Percussionologist: australia is just mind blowing
• 6:34:04 PM jimmy: are the people very differnt
• 6:34:22 PM The Percussionologist: yeah
• 6:35:03 PM The Percussionologist: the whole thing
• 6:35:11 PM The Percussionologist: tazzies are mental
• 6:36:44 PM The Percussionologist: how's tommy bren and ultan doing?
• 6:36:49 PM jimmy: why don't you document it somehow
• 6:37:08 PM jimmy: the crew here are doign great
• 6:37:13 PM The Percussionologist: class
• 6:37:15 PM jimmy: we're getting a canoe this week
• 6:37:24 PM The Percussionologist: and tell kelly i said hi
• 6:37:25 PM jimmy: going to hit some of the lakes/rivers in ludington
• 6:37:28 PM The Percussionologist: class
• 6:37:34 PM jimmy: it's so beautiful up there
• 6:37:36 PM The Percussionologist: what length?
• 6:37:38 PM jimmy: like being in heaven
• 6:37:44 PM The Percussionologist: did you get the house then?
• 6:37:46 PM jimmy: about 57 feet
• 6:37:54 PM The Percussionologist: decent
• 6:37:56 PM jimmy: yes have you seen the facebook snaps
• 6:38:01 PM The Percussionologist: no !
• 6:38:03 PM jimmy: no it's 15.5 feet
• 6:38:11 PM The Percussionologist: not much internet in australia
• 6:38:17 PM jimmy: it's just a conoe not a full on boat
• 6:38:17 PM The Percussionologist: cool
• 6:38:36 PM The Percussionologist: you living in the luddington house now?
• 6:38:43 PM jimmy: part time
• 6:39:03 PM The Percussionologist: and 334 magnolia?
• 6:40:39 PM jimmy: we going up to lud most weekends
• 6:41:04 PM jimmy: i love it up there
• 6:41:06 PM jimmy: so wild
• 6:41:09 PM jimmy: being on the water
• 6:41:13 PM jimmy: really makes me happier
• 6:41:26 PM jimmy: huge forests to get lost in
• 6:41:30 PM jimmy: small town
• 6:41:46 PM jimmy: and same dist to chicago for getting the newness
• 6:41:55 PM jimmy: and for flight home and all that
• 6:41:58 PM The Percussionologist: looking forward to seeing it
• 6:42:08 PM jimmy: you should see the salmon crazy huge
• 6:42:17 PM jimmy: it's fishing paradise
• 6:42:58 PM The Percussionologist: you should scope out some good places for fishing them
• 6:43:04 PM jimmy: we have been slowly
• 6:43:09 PM jimmy: there are loads of lakes/rivers
• 6:43:14 PM jimmy: and then lake mich too
• 6:43:26 PM jimmy: you must have seen some amazing diff species of life down there
• 6:43:42 PM jimmy: hope you documented that stuff
• 6:43:46 PM The Percussionologist: insane
• 6:44:11 PM jimmy: get a tape recorder or vid cam and sit down for a few hours and tell your story
• 6:44:49 PM The Percussionologist: in the last week alone I've seen an echidna, wild penguins, short tailed shearwaters, huntstmam and a wolf spider, lorikeets, kookaburra and a red snapper what I caught
• 6:45:27 PM The Percussionologist: wild fruit grows everywhere, it;s paradise
• 6:48:13 PM jimmy: madness
• 6:50:37 PM The Percussionologist: gonna be hard to go back to study and that
• 6:51:13 PM jimmy: focus on documenting it first
• 6:51:16 PM jimmy: that way it lasts
• 6:51:19 PM The Percussionologist: hey I've only got a minute left on this internet
• 6:51:38 PM The Percussionologist: I'll give you a call from home when I get back this weekend
• 6:51:44 PM jimmy: well i love you, and selfishly looking forward to talking
• 6:51:57 PM jimmy: travel in safety
• 6:52:13 PM The Percussionologist: good talkting to you jim,
• 6:52:15 PM The Percussionologist: l;ove you man
• 6:52:20 PM The Percussionologist: solid bros
• 6:52:24 PM jimmy: truth
• 6:52:25 PM The Percussionologist: bros before hos
• 6:52:29 PM jimmy: ha ha
• 6:52:39 PM The Percussionologist: ain't no party like my nannas tea party
• 6:52:53 PM The Percussionologist: righteo, chat to you later
• 6:53:03 PM The Percussionologist: hi to kelly and the kids from me!
• 6:53:08 PM The Percussionologist: and austrtalia
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