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Thanks Chris. Reposted to Announce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Caulfield [mailto:chris@castle.pointclark.net]
> Sent: Monday, 7 March 2005 2:13 p.m.
> To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz
> Subject: [dq] Seagate Times - Dark Circle - Announcement
>
>
> Hear Ye, Hear Ye I have News of the Dark Circle
>
> The following is an exert of a General Notice filed by the Alliance
> leadersip and passed to local press for distribution:
>
> ------------
>
> The Dark Circle forces on the 9th of Breeze have been pushed back into
> the West Bounders completely freeing Brastor and its surrounds for
> re-settlement. The DC forces have been in retreat for some
> months now and
> while still present in large numbers have been harried
> sufficiently that
> they pose no offensive threat.
>
> Captain Charles Wallace of the Seacroft Lancers Regiment was quoted as
> saying "We have the blighters on the run and they have
> scuttled back in
> the direction they've come from. Our troops are doing
> sterling work and
> decimating their forces whenever we can find them, jolly good
> show too!"
>
> Another unnamed source stated that "We are finding it difficult to
> locate any sizable forces as we advance but are mopping up
> smaller less
> organised mobs of un-dead and other troops as we find them"
>
> The help provided by the SAG has been gratefully acknowledged by the
> Duke and he will be talking to the guild leadership in due course for
> suitable ways to thank the guild.
>
> The DC has been substantially reduced in all areas and has shrunk
> considerably and Boris Cromorian (the Chancellor-Designate of the
> prestigious 'Academy'), the noted philosopher has stated "After long
> research these past few months the Dark Circle of today is a
> mere shadow
> of its once great size. The combined efforts of the alliance forces
> have reduced it to a small dark dot on the Alusian Continent
> which shows
> signs of further shrinkage with continued Alliance Military actions in
> the Brastor area. I can stake my reputation on it when I say
> that soon
> the Dark Circle will be a historical reference for study,
> only important
> to scholars like me when I take up the esteemed position of Chancellor
> to the Academy"
>
> This reduction is a direct result of the actions of the war weary
> Carzalan forces, strategic successes of the Alliance forces, offensive
> actions by the Five Sisters army and a rumoured apparent withdrawal of
> support by the majority of the Sea of Grass, Plains Barbarians.
>
> More news will be related once details are to hand
>
> ---------------------
>
> > I found that writing my couple of paragraphs for DC
> training somewhat
> > generic when I had no idea what had happened on the DC front for the
> > period concerned.
> >
> > How about a few sentences from the campaign committee now
> to give us a
> > rough idea?
> >
> > I assume the implication of complete removal in the booze-up
> > announcement was from a narrow viewpoint!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Errol
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Keith Smith [mailto:phaeton@ihug.co.nz]
> >> Sent: Monday, 7 March 2005 10:14 a.m.
> >> To: dq-announce@dq.sf.org.nz
> >> Subject: [dq-announce] Seagate Times
> >
> >>
> >> And I hear on the rumours that the Dark Circle is no more ..
> >> we definitely
> >> want articles about that especially for the lead article.
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks Chris. Reposted to Announce</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Chris Caulfield [<A HREF="mailto:chris@castle.pointclark.net">mailto:chris@castle.pointclark.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Monday, 7 March 2005 2:13 p.m.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: [dq] Seagate Times - Dark Circle - Announcement</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Hear Ye, Hear Ye I have News of the Dark Circle</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The following is an exert of a General Notice filed by the Alliance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> leadersip and passed to local press for distribution:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The Dark Circle forces on the 9th of Breeze have been pushed back into</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the West Bounders completely freeing Brastor and its surrounds for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> re-settlement. The DC forces have been in retreat for some </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> months now and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> while still present in large numbers have been harried </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> sufficiently that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> they pose no offensive threat.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Captain Charles Wallace of the Seacroft Lancers Regiment was quoted as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> saying "We have the blighters on the run and they have </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> scuttled back in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the direction they've come from. Our troops are doing </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> sterling work and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> decimating their forces whenever we can find them, jolly good </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> show too!"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Another unnamed source stated that "We are finding it difficult to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> locate any sizable forces as we advance but are mopping up </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> smaller less</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> organised mobs of un-dead and other troops as we find them"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The help provided by the SAG has been gratefully acknowledged by the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Duke and he will be talking to the guild leadership in due course for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> suitable ways to thank the guild.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The DC has been substantially reduced in all areas and has shrunk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> considerably and Boris Cromorian (the Chancellor-Designate of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> prestigious 'Academy'), the noted philosopher has stated "After long</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> research these past few months the Dark Circle of today is a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> mere shadow</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> of its once great size. The combined efforts of the alliance forces</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> have reduced it to a small dark dot on the Alusian Continent </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> which shows</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> signs of further shrinkage with continued Alliance Military actions in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the Brastor area. I can stake my reputation on it when I say </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> that soon</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> the Dark Circle will be a historical reference for study, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> only important</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to scholars like me when I take up the esteemed position of Chancellor</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to the Academy"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This reduction is a direct result of the actions of the war weary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Carzalan forces, strategic successes of the Alliance forces, offensive</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> actions by the Five Sisters army and a rumoured apparent withdrawal of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> support by the majority of the Sea of Grass, Plains Barbarians.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> More news will be related once details are to hand</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ---------------------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I found that writing my couple of paragraphs for DC </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> training somewhat</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > generic when I had no idea what had happened on the DC front for the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > period concerned.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > How about a few sentences from the campaign committee now </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to give us a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > rough idea?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > I assume the implication of complete removal in the booze-up</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > announcement was from a narrow viewpoint!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Cheers</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Errol</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> From: Keith Smith [<A HREF="mailto:phaeton@ihug.co.nz">mailto:phaeton@ihug.co.nz</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> Sent: Monday, 7 March 2005 10:14 a.m.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> To: dq-announce@dq.sf.org.nz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> Subject: [dq-announce] Seagate Times</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> And I hear on the rumours that the Dark Circle is no more ..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> we definitely</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> want articles about that especially for the lead article.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >> Keith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> >></FONT>
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