|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- THE WATERALLIDGE EDGE--CUP 7--"SPINE" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  The Waterallidge Edge  ||  -------> (Cup SRwe007, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "Well I don't know about you," Prefer Joanie Hugging said, kneeling at the threshold of the head and peering at the ground, "but I'm getting outta this stupid Mahoney head." "Don't forget your great personal folding chair." Challen-67 said in a mocking fashion. "Yeah, those chairs could be our only possessions in this new world." Darnalt Knocking Salt said. "Hey Mahoney, did the blue guy throw those in for free, or did you have to pay for 'em?" "Noze-Euming mentioned nothing about the chairs." Mahoney said. "Look," Duncer-Haxun said, "do any of us have any powers?" "If you had the power," Joanie said, "you'd be French kissing that stupid girl you were gawking at all day." Then Joanie jumped out of the head. "Ow!" she said when she landed. "You okay?" Darnalt asked. "Yeah, yeah, whatever." Joanie said, getting up. Mahoney stood at the threshold, knelt down, and slid partway down the side of the head, and then fell, landing next to Joanie. "See Joanie," he said, "there's a right way to do things. My way." "Whoopie." Joanie said, looking around. "Oh, I get it--this is just the great 'World of Stupidity' ride at the museum. Great." "Would that it were, Joanie." Mahoney said. "Would that it were." "Hey," Duncer-Haxun yelled from above, "Challen opened up the other ear--it leads into a dance club!" "Great." Joanie said. "You guys just hold up," Mahoney said, "I don't want us getting separated." "Hey man, we're just gonna go check it out, we'll be right back." "No, come on now, let's do this the right way!" Mahoney said, but Duncer-Haxun was gone from the threshold, and Mahoney and Joanie heard the distant beat of dance music. "Now that's gross." Joanie said. "I know, they should listen to me!" Mahoney said. "No, not that--this." Joanie said, pointing at the gruesome, bloody neck of the head. "My god--I guess I really did rip my head off! That really is somewhat disturbing." "Nice spine." Joanie said, motioning her head toward a segment of giant spine sticking out. "Thanks a lot." The two walked away from the head a little, checking out their surroundings. "It's... weird..." said Mahoney, "I can't... I can't quite tell the scale... is the head really big... or are we really small?" "I don't know man, but I think I'd be happier in a dance club than here." "Shall I climb into my mouth and grab my gold tooth?" Mahoney said. "A hunk of gold like that could bankroll a whole lot of partying." Joanie rolled her eyes and said "I don't know." -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----