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..^U:CBM. T H E D E L P H I C O R A
C L E.. BY GERHARD F. SCHILLING..F
ROM COMMODORE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1989..
SHOULD YOU FORECLOSE ON POOR MRS..O'LA
NSKI'S DIRT FARM? HOW SHOULD YOU.VOTE O
N THAT BILL COMING ACROSS YOUR.DESK TOMO
RROW? NOW YOU CAN MAKE SNAP.DECISIONS J
UST LIKE THE PROS, USING.DELPHIC ORACLE.
DON'T STRAIN YOUR.MIND. LET YOUR COMP
UTER CHEW ON IT.WHILE THE SUN GOES DOWN.
BY SUNSET,.THE ORACLE, PYTHIA WILL HAV
E HEARD.FROM APOLLO AND RELAYED HIS ANSW
ER TO.YOUR QUESTION... TO USE DELPHIC
ORACLE, TYPE IN.YOUR QUESTION IN STANDA
RD ENGLISH..BE SURE TO BRING PYTHIA A GI
FT (TRY A.PLUCKED CHICKEN) OR SHE MAY TU
RN YOU.INTO A TOAD... AS PYTHIA WRITH
ES AROUND ON THE.MARBLE FLOORS IN A TRAN
CE, BRUISING.HERSELF ALL OVER, SHE WAITS
FOR.APOLLO TO ANSWER YOUR QUERY. AS TH
E.SUN GOES DOWN, A LIGHTNING BOLT.ETCHES
YOUR ANSWER IN THE WALL. BUT.THE MESSA
GE FROM APOLLO IS CRYPTIC,.ALMOST A RIDD
LE. DESPITE PYTHIA'S.SEMI-ENTRANCED STA
TE, SHE HAS THE.PRESENCE OF MIND TO FILL
OUT A BILL.(ROMAN EXPRESS AND PISA ACCE
PTED).... IN THE END YOU FIND THAT YO
U NEED.A SECOND ORACLE TO INTERPRET APOL
LO'S.ADVICE, TO WHICH PYTHIA GLADLY OFFE
RS.HER EXTENDED SERVICES... THREE DAY
S AND ABOUT TEN.COMPLIMENTARY CHICKENS L
ATER, PYTHIA.HANDS YOU THE BILL: SHE WAN
TS YOUR.TWO OLDEST CHILDREN. A GOD'S.AU
TOGRAPH WRITTEN IN STONE IN.EXCHANGE FOR
TWO UNRULY ROMANS? WHAT.A BARGAIN!..
SINCE DIGITAL CHANNELING HAS.PROVEN A
TRIFLE UNRELIABLE, WE SUGGEST.GETTING A
SECOND OPINION FROM A C-128..REMEMBER: Y
OU CAN'T SUE A COMPUTER.FOR MALPRACTICE
SO DON'T RISK YOUR.HEALTH AND HOME ON PY
THIA'S WORD...EDITOR'S DISCLAIMER: WHAA
AT? I.SUPPOSE I'M NOT ONE TO TALK, BUT
I.THINK THIS TEXT FILE LACKS A CERTAIN,.
SHALL WE SAY, COHERENCE? MAYBE JEFF.WAS
MIMICKING THE ORACLE?..DISK FILES THIS
PROGRAM USES..DELPHIC ORACLE T.DELPH
IC ORACLE.. **** END OF TEXT ****
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