[HOE] Re: Librarian's Almanac for June 22nd

[OUR0B0ROS@aol.com]

<< A report comes from the ruins of Seattle that s group of strange, 
 automaton-like creatures are enslaving the local humans. The one human the 
 reporter managed to talk to said that the robots said to go into Seattle and
 break down anything standing, and, if they see a cat, to kill it. The human 
 then went on to describe that the automatons live in burrows, and a group 
 called the "Owsla" is in charge. Another local claims to have seen these 
 robots jumping over each other, as if playing. >>

  "This just in... reports have been coming to us from Seattle Heights locals 
about the automatons attempting to shoot every seagull they come across.  
Also, the automatons have been overheard radioing in reports to two unknown 
officers, "Vervain" and "Captain Campion," and appear to be the soldiers of 
"The Prince With A Thousand Enemies," named "El A'hrairah."  In their 
contacts with the local residents, the robots have been reportedly searching 
for a mysterious oracle known as "Fiver," singling out sickly gangling male 
youths and taking them away, never to return. 

  "A librarian who was known to frequent the area, one Ptolemy Daniolo, was 
found in poor shape after having been gunned down by the automatons amidst 
the wreckage under the Aurora bridge at the foot of the Freemont troll.  
  "Before he expired, he was heard in his delirium to remark, "I should have 
gotten it sooner... the use of "Hraka" as an expletive, searching for 
Woundwort... They think they're from Efrafa!  I've got to get a copy, 
goddammit... It's been so damn long since Mrs. Campion's class..."
  "It remains to be seen whether this "Mrs. Campion" has anything to do with 
the automaton captain mentioned earlier.."

  Report filed by Sahabra "Ouroboros" Reghr, Road Warrior and Banshee Syker.