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--- Kevin Aronin <winners@freelotto.com> wrote:
> From: Kevin Aronin <winners@freelotto.com>
> To: badsign_98@yahoo.com
> Subject: David, Response to Terror
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 04:29:02 -0400
> 
> New York, NY - Wednesday, September 12, 2001
> 
> Dear David, 
> 
> Yesterday the unthinkable happened!  As shock turns
> to pain, and dismay 
> to strength, and our fear turns to courage, I felt
> compelled to write 
> to each member of the FreeLotto family.  First off,
> thank you to each 
> of the thousands who wrote to us; concerned about
> our safety and 
> sharing the pain all civlized people are feeling
> today.  The staff of 
> FreeLotto was indeed fortunate, as one of the
> hijacked jets passed 
> directly over our office building seconds before
> hitting it's target.  
> Fortunately, our families were also unharmed -
> physically at least.  
> All New Yorkers, and indeed all people of the world
> lost life yesterday.
> 
> Emotionally, we are all still in a state of shock. 
> The pain is not yet 
> fully felt.  Yet through the shock, big and small
> acts of heroism 
> define who we are.  Those incredibly brave rescue
> workers who are 
> risking it all to save others, and the millions who
> waited in line to 
> donate blood, are a model for us all.  The Red Cross
> volunteers who are 
> always there in times of tragedy are so uplifting.
> 
> And yet, will we ever relinquish the vision of
> burning victims leaping 
> hand in hand from 1000 feet in the air?  Do we even
> know how to 
> properly honor these tens of thousands of heroic
> martyrs and their 
> families?  How will we even begin to heal?  
> 
> My late father, Stan Aronin was the Superintendent
> Engineer in charge 
> of the construction of the foundation of those
> glorious New York 
> landmarks.  Those towers were his engineering
> legacy.  Now, they too 
> are gone.  I feel a special pain because of that. 
> It took five years 
> and thousands of craftsmen to build that Eighth
> Wonder of the World - 
> and only seconds for these evil criminals to destroy
> it.  
> 
> After Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt said, "We
> have nothing to fear, 
> but fear itself."  This applies to these acts of
> terrorism as well.  We 
> must demonstrate that we are not afraid of a few
> inhuman cowards hiding 
> in the mountains in Afghanistan.  We must stand as
> one in full support 
> of our President.  Indeed, the civilized world must
> stand as one 
> against this most common of enemies.
> 
> President Bush must make his Peace with the Creator,
> and then rain the 
> fires of Hell on those who perpetrated this most
> heinous crime against 
> humanity.  This is not a religious issue. 
> Christians, Muslims, Jews, 
> members of every faith and citizens of every nation
> must stand 
> together, or they will fall alone!  
> 
> AS A SYMBOL OF SOLIDARITY I ASK THAT YOU WEAR A RED
> ARM BAND.  LET THE 
> WHOLE WORLD KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT BE TERRORIZED. 
> ASK ALL OF YOUR 
> FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO DO THE SAME.  WE WILL NOT LET
> A FEW COWARDS STEAL 
> OUR FREEDOM.
> 
> Our Leaders, and our Armed Forces will deliver
> painful retribution on 
> these cowards.  We must also do our part by showing
> solidarity and 
> restoring normalcy to our lives.  

=====
"Hey there's the entrance to the dungeon that the GM spent 
weeks putting together. Let's see what's down the road."
Seen in a Gaming Magazine 

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