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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I got hooked on the way”Blueberry
Jam” and “Ain’t you ‘most Done” played off each
other…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
urth-bounces@lists.urth.net [mailto:urth-bounces@lists.urth.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joel Sieh<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 15, 2007 6:43
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
 Urth Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: (urth) A Question</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Let's try that
again.  That will teach me to use bleeding edge technology (Safari win
beta)!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I got started with BotNS, and that's what hooked me.  However,
some of the people I've recommended it to couldn't get past Shadow & Claw. <br>
<br>
I don't think I'd recommend a collection of short stories to the person.
 I can't seem to sit and read through a collection, and find myself picking
stories to read based on their titles, summaries, or what I've heard.  If
instead you had your own list of selected short stories, I think that could
work well.  That way your friend could try out a few without too much
investment.  Some of my favorites: <br>
<br>
The Hero as Werwolf (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Castle</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Days</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>?)<br>
The Death of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Doctor</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType> (The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Doctor</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
Death, etc.)<br>
Tracking Song (The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Island</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Doctor</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Death, etc.)<br>
The Ziggurat (Strange Travelers)<br>
Queen of the Night (Strange Travelers) <br>
Rattler (Starwater Strains)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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--Joel <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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