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ShadowWolf: fix the {{universe}} tag (Wisp-touched, not Wisp-Touched)

2009-02-14T20:38:41Z

fix the {{universe}} tag (Wisp-touched, not Wisp-Touched)

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	[[Category:Story]][[Category:Fantasy]][[Category:Jon Buck]][[Category:Wisp-touched]][[Category:Equine]][[Category:Mythical]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Limelight, The}}		[[Category:Story]][[Category:Fantasy]][[Category:Jon Buck]][[Category:Wisp-touched]][[Category:Equine]][[Category:Mythical]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Limelight, The}}
	{{Universe\|Wisp-~~Touched~~}}		{{Universe\|Wisp-touched}}
	{{byline\|author=Jon Buck\|user=JonBuck}}		{{byline\|author=Jon Buck\|user=JonBuck}}

JonBuck: Fantasy category

2007-09-24T07:39:25Z

Fantasy category

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	{{Universe\|Wisp-Touched}}		{{Universe\|Wisp-Touched}}
	{{byline\|author=Jon Buck\|user=JonBuck}}		{{byline\|author=Jon Buck\|user=JonBuck}}

JonBuck: Formatting tweaks.

2007-09-03T02:25:29Z

Formatting tweaks.

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	A Wisp-~~touched Story~~		{{Universe\|Wisp-Touched}}
			{{byline\|author=Jon Buck\|user=JonBuck}}

	{{~~info~~		{{dropcap\|"Y}}ou've outdone yourself this time, Howie. I fairly jiggle when I walk." Chuck's smile seemed a little uncomfortable in the elaborate Renaissance gown. The traditional production of Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' demanded that all female roles be played by
	\|~~author=JonBuck~~
	~~\|title=The Limelight~~
	~~\|contact=jonbuck@yahoo.com\|setting=Wisp-Touched~~
	~~\|genre=Fantasy~~}}

	~~By [[User:JonBuck\|JonBuck]]~~

	~~"You~~'ve outdone yourself this time, Howie. I fairly jiggle when I walk." Chuck's smile seemed a little uncomfortable in the elaborate Renaissance gown. The traditional production of Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' demanded that all female roles be played by
	men. Chuck had gotten the part, much to Doppelganger's disappointment. As always he was confined to the Costuming Department. Despite being in charge, he still wanted to act.		men. Chuck had gotten the part, much to Doppelganger's disappointment. As always he was confined to the Costuming Department. Despite being in charge, he still wanted to act.

JonBuck: Trying info box.

2007-08-15T06:50:17Z

Trying info box.

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	A Wisp-touched Story		A Wisp-touched Story

			{{info
			\|author=JonBuck
			\|title=The Limelight
			\|contact=jonbuck@yahoo.com\|setting=Wisp-Touched
			\|genre=Fantasy}}

	By [[User:JonBuck\|JonBuck]]		By [[User:JonBuck\|JonBuck]]

Bryan: Category:Wisp-touched

2007-08-11T00:53:41Z

Category:Wisp-touched

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	A Wisp-touched Story		A Wisp-touched Story

Bryan: removing custom sizing in separators, I've standardized the proportions so they all look nice at the default size

2007-08-06T19:22:16Z

removing custom sizing in separators, I've standardized the proportions so they all look nice at the default size

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	The actor looked a little pale under his makeup. "I can't really describe it. Maybe I'm just feeling the character too strongly. The audience loved me, but God, I just want out of this thing. And a cold beer..."		The actor looked a little pale under his makeup. "I can't really describe it. Maybe I'm just feeling the character too strongly. The audience loved me, but God, I just want out of this thing. And a cold beer..."

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	Only a few buildings on the Stanford campus actually had electricity. The ancient coal plant could only supply the most important areas, mostly Stanford University Hospital and the science labs. Everywhere else was back to the nineteenth century, including the theatre. All deliveries were by train to the university's central California location. Gaslamps lit the inside of the auditorium in the Drama and Speech building, where the cast members normally held rehearsals. For now it hosted a party.		Only a few buildings on the Stanford campus actually had electricity. The ancient coal plant could only supply the most important areas, mostly Stanford University Hospital and the science labs. Everywhere else was back to the nineteenth century, including the theatre. All deliveries were by train to the university's central California location. Gaslamps lit the inside of the auditorium in the Drama and Speech building, where the cast members normally held rehearsals. For now it hosted a party.
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	Lux gave him a tug on his elbow and smiled again. With that needed encouragement, Doppelganger joined the party.		Lux gave him a tug on his elbow and smiled again. With that needed encouragement, Doppelganger joined the party.

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	Skin flashing with anger, Doppelganger tried not to stomp out of the theatre like a spurned child. The moment Dr. Reid had said "I'll be in touch, Howard," Doppelganger had known. He knew what his problems were. Dr. Reid had gone over them repeatedly over the years. "Your line delivery doesn't flow naturally, and you're too melodramatic when the situation doesn't call for it," the professor had once told him, though he was always encouraged to work on it. "And he keeps calling me Howard!" Doppelganger shouted to the world in general.		Skin flashing with anger, Doppelganger tried not to stomp out of the theatre like a spurned child. The moment Dr. Reid had said "I'll be in touch, Howard," Doppelganger had known. He knew what his problems were. Dr. Reid had gone over them repeatedly over the years. "Your line delivery doesn't flow naturally, and you're too melodramatic when the situation doesn't call for it," the professor had once told him, though he was always encouraged to work on it. "And he keeps calling me Howard!" Doppelganger shouted to the world in general.
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	"You'll find it," Lux reassured, literally glowing. "I have an appointment with the docs myself in a few minutes. Why don't we go together, mmm?"		"You'll find it," Lux reassured, literally glowing. "I have an appointment with the docs myself in a few minutes. Why don't we go together, mmm?"

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	A town full of demi-humans lay to the west of Stanford. They were tolerated by humans for the simple reason that only they could make wisp-wards; and their magic talents were often put to use protecting from more visible dangers like the occasional dragon. Elves, dwarves, nymphs, and other creatures from mythology were joined by new arrivals like Margaret the so-called "chimera". Though that term applied to an actual creature with the head of a lion, hindquarters of a goat, and tail of a dragon, someone in a newspaper had used it to encompass any creature that combined human and animal traits, but lacked a human face.		A town full of demi-humans lay to the west of Stanford. They were tolerated by humans for the simple reason that only they could make wisp-wards; and their magic talents were often put to use protecting from more visible dangers like the occasional dragon. Elves, dwarves, nymphs, and other creatures from mythology were joined by new arrivals like Margaret the so-called "chimera". Though that term applied to an actual creature with the head of a lion, hindquarters of a goat, and tail of a dragon, someone in a newspaper had used it to encompass any creature that combined human and animal traits, but lacked a human face.
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	"Good evening ever'body," Kerouac said in a voice that was a pleasant rumble, sitting on his haunches in the poetry pit. "Now I'm going to share some words... on the wing..."		"Good evening ever'body," Kerouac said in a voice that was a pleasant rumble, sitting on his haunches in the poetry pit. "Now I'm going to share some words... on the wing..."

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	"Have you ever ''seen'' a woman like her?" Chuck raved on the way back to campus. He kept running his fingers through his curly dark hair. "Damn, what a figure!"		"Have you ever ''seen'' a woman like her?" Chuck raved on the way back to campus. He kept running his fingers through his curly dark hair. "Damn, what a figure!"
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	The wisp-touched thought about it hard. He thought about the "Bottom" mask he had made for Midsummer Night's Dream. "Tack on another hundred bucks, and you've got a deal."		The wisp-touched thought about it hard. He thought about the "Bottom" mask he had made for Midsummer Night's Dream. "Tack on another hundred bucks, and you've got a deal."

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	"Howard! Pay attention! What's wrong with you lately?" Dr. Reid's voice broke through the wisp-touched's daydreaming. Embarrassed, he reflexively tried to fade into the woodwork, but couldn't quite manage. Exhaustion was catching up with him. "I know you're still there," the drama professor continued. "If you really want to improve, you'll watch how your classmates emote this next scene."		"Howard! Pay attention! What's wrong with you lately?" Dr. Reid's voice broke through the wisp-touched's daydreaming. Embarrassed, he reflexively tried to fade into the woodwork, but couldn't quite manage. Exhaustion was catching up with him. "I know you're still there," the drama professor continued. "If you really want to improve, you'll watch how your classmates emote this next scene."
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	Yet for some reason Chuck wanted to be a stallion, not an elf. Well, half the fun was guessing who was who. And by the time Doppelganger was finished, ''nobody'' would be able to tell who the white stallion chimera was.		Yet for some reason Chuck wanted to be a stallion, not an elf. Well, half the fun was guessing who was who. And by the time Doppelganger was finished, ''nobody'' would be able to tell who the white stallion chimera was.

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	Doppelganger woke out of a dreamless, heavy sleep. His entire body felt sore, like someone had been using him as a punching bag for several days. But as consciousness slowly returned there was also an afterglow. Taking a deep satisfied breath, he looked up at the ceiling in his apartment's living room. Dust danced in the late afternoon sunlight that slanted in through the window.		Doppelganger woke out of a dreamless, heavy sleep. His entire body felt sore, like someone had been using him as a punching bag for several days. But as consciousness slowly returned there was also an afterglow. Taking a deep satisfied breath, he looked up at the ceiling in his apartment's living room. Dust danced in the late afternoon sunlight that slanted in through the window.
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	Doppelganger's heart melted.		Doppelganger's heart melted.

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	Since he had no food in the apartment, Lux had to go to		Since he had no food in the apartment, Lux had to go to
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	''Okay... let's get those arms on.''		''Okay... let's get those arms on.''

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	Floorboards creaked under Chuck's heavy hoofs as he		Floorboards creaked under Chuck's heavy hoofs as he
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	"Sound it out. Don Quixote. Here, I'll show you."		"Sound it out. Don Quixote. Here, I'll show you."

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	"Hey! You can't graze your horse in the quad!" The		"Hey! You can't graze your horse in the quad!" The
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	Doppel laid his donkey ears back, irritated. "Come on,		Doppel laid his donkey ears back, irritated. "Come on,
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	"You'd better hope this can be removed."		"You'd better hope this can be removed."
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	"The human body is like a sponge," the elfin doctor		"The human body is like a sponge," the elfin doctor
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	Pounding on the front door awoke Doppel from a light		Pounding on the front door awoke Doppel from a light
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	Doppelganger's heart fell into her dainty feet. "Oh..."		Doppelganger's heart fell into her dainty feet. "Oh..."

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	After a full week, the girl-costume came off as easily		After a full week, the girl-costume came off as easily
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	Chuck all about it."		Chuck all about it."

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	The Dean of Colleges was not a man to cross. His eyes		The Dean of Colleges was not a man to cross. His eyes
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	his will to the task.		his will to the task.

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	Rumor had a long time to circulate around Stanford.		Rumor had a long time to circulate around Stanford.

Bryan: Category:Jon Buck

2007-08-05T05:08:05Z

Category:Jon Buck

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	A Wisp-touched Story		A Wisp-touched Story

JonBuck at 02:21, 5 August 2007

2007-08-05T02:21:58Z

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	A Wisp-touched Story		A Wisp-touched Story

JonBuck at 02:20, 5 August 2007

2007-08-05T02:20:24Z

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	A Wisp-touched Story		A Wisp-touched Story

JonBuck: There has to be a quicker way to remove all the carriage returns. :)

2007-08-05T02:13:34Z

There has to be a quicker way to remove all the carriage returns. :)

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