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The Capo
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of the Baltimorons
May 2000
time: 05:12
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Versailles palace, outside of Paris...
The General stepped upon his balcony, his leadership tainted by the recent fall of the French Democracy. He had been able to achieve power through the military, but things did not look good. He had invaded Algeria, ran a sneak attack against the Austrians, but filed a war declaration minutes before the first assaults were launched, politically he was fine. He looked over the crowd amassed below, they were quite patriotic for a country in Chaos...
"Friends, you are gathered here today for answers. Our troops landed upon the Algerian beachhead only days ago. Our forces marched undaunted into the city of Algeria and pulled down that wreteched flag of Austria! In its stead was raised the tricolor of our great land. My friends, other nations may abhore our actions but I do not. Other nations abhore our people, our ways and our means, but I do not. We are the French, for years we have toiled under the rule of inept aristocrats, for years we have yearned to breathe free air, to live free of the shackles of international politics. We have set ourselves aside from the rest of the world, we have made our message clear: We are strong! We shall not bend to the will of friends or of foes. Now, the Austrians have begged the world to force us to repay them for our acts. They wish now for the world to tell France to give back what is rightfully ours, what we have seized, what the Austrians could not hold. They have asked our allies of Italy and Great Britain, they have asked our friends in Turkey, they have pleaded with their allies; make France give it all back! We deserve what is ours! Well Austria, I could not agree with you more, you DO deserve what is yours. Unfortunantly we have nothing you deserve to own, you have for years attempted to rip our grand alliance with the honorable British and the honorable Italians into shreds. We waited. You levied tariffs and bans against our allies. We waited. Again you pleaded, Napoleon help us deliver Europe from the British, let us trade under their noses, they shall never know! Again we waited. The time became right, our military able, your forces pathetic and non-existant. We seized the moment Austria, we marched gloriously into your pathetic colony and raised our flag high into the air. A testiment to fortitude, a testiment to loyalty, we have showed our allies that we are more than capable of living up to our words, our bonds and our promises. Now, you feel betrayed, now you feel as if something was stolen from you. You wish to plea to the continental powers for restitution, plea as you will, let them levy a punishment upon France! Let them tell me, General Bonaparte to give you our land, let them speak... for that is all it will become. Talk. We have nothing of yours Austria, nothing you deserve, nothing that has been stolen from you. France has what France owns. That is the end of that, if you wish to discuss peace I shall accomodate you, but we shall not give an inch, not one! Viva la Francia, viva la liberte!"
The crowd burst in appraisal, they realized that standing before them was a great man. Standing before them was something France never had, something France yearned for and needed, but never came to this realization. France had a leader....
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I guessing we're gonna be needing a new leader for Austria?
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GNGSpam
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Wiggins, MS, US
Oct 2000
time: 05:12
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Im in. Capo kept me somewhat informed of the more vague goings-ons last session and ive kept track of the thread, so im partially aware of the situation. Im not overally pleased that its simul play, but I realize this makes things faster, and so itll be an intresting change of pace at the very least.
So, do you mind letting me in as Austria?
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I have no objection. Its fine with me. WELCOME!!
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markusf
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I am also leaving. I am going to play ultima online for a while.
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I'm guessing we're gonna be needing a new leader for Turkey?
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by easthaven (edited April 18, 2001).]</font>
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deity
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Just hang fire everyone.
We can't play this week but I'm hopeful we'll all get back in the next fewv weeks...... I really hope we can continue this great game, preferably with as many of the original cast as possible. The interest shown by the various subs is also very much appreciated.
We'll work it out over the next week or so.....
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*deity of THE DEITIANS*
aka: half-assed dieticians
icq# 8388924
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GNGSpam
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Wiggins, MS, US
Oct 2000
time: 05:12
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Goody goody, now I get a chance to kick Capo's lily ass.
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