From: bwheat@nmsu.edu (Bryan Payne Wheat) Subject: I hate Trash Date: Fri May 05 08:31:28 MET DST 1995 **A Story** The first thing I rember was wakeing up (sort of speak) on a work bench in a basement.Then things flickered out. Then the next time I became concious I awoke in a box. I heard noises. Squeling,laffing,& soft talk. Then the box opened and a naked lady looked at me and said, "What the hell is this you know I wanted a real dog." Male voice out of view,"But honey I made it my self. Beside you knon how much a real dog permit runs plus the clone cost" "If you love me you would find the money. Beside you can't program worth a shit." After that it escelated into a fury of insults,thrown furniture,and me getting thrown in the trash out of spite. Man she was the first and ugliest bitch I ever set my so called eyes on. As you might of guest by now I'm the damn dog. Well a cyberdog. What a crappy start. Old "You can't program worth a shit" out did him self and didn't even know it. By the way I'm Sparky (how original). I got my name from some street hacker group that had to jump into my dumster where I was tring to figuer out what the hell was going on with me. They took me in as gang's new mascot. It wasen't till a hacker name Diver started to teach me stupid pet tricks. To my distaste of fetch and his suprise I told him to get the damn stick himself. This starttled the group in general. They were a skittish bunch. At first they all thought I was a trap set by the cops. So I ran out of the building into the dark alleys of Albuqerque of 2134. So hey I don't need food,I don't get fleas, and I don't get cold. I do however I get kind of lonely. So I went back to the abandon warehouse to talk to the gang. Again they were suprise to see me. They thought i took off to nark on there new hide out (from what I understad this is the best home they had in a year). "Hey!" I shouted, "Put those bags down and listen to me. I'm a lonely dog with the implanted attitude of a grouchy old fart (Mr. "You can't program worth a shit" had a sick sence of humor). I not a nark dog." Then they all pulled out big menacing weapons and pointed them in my directon. What a paranoid bunch. To be continued