A little esoteric fun as we delve into consciousness and see what
surfaces. Where is MRI when you want it?

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"Another Tale of the Dragon, the Final Saga,"
Or:
"Dinosaurs Have Been Extinct for 65 Million Years!"

The bone chilling scream split the warm summer night in two. I was sipping

My fourth cup when I heard it. I slid off the seat and onto my feet, the
cool handle already in my hand.

"Damn!" I thought, "Here it comes!"

Slipping out the door I could feel the eyes of the cook on me, she had

Become suspicious after the third cup. The warm night air reached my
nostrils with the subtle odor of the city. There they were! Across the
street three men

were struggling with my contact, trying to get into a car.

"Hold it!" I yelled, as I dashed behind the car parked in front of mine.

"Shit, trouble," one of them said, his voice carrying in the air, "Come
on!"

Quickly the struggle ended as my contact was half dragged, half pushed into