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Original Publication Information:
Suedomsa the Magazine  April 1998  Volume One, Issue Nine
Silence by Suzana Kotur
Walking along  I sat.  Passing along  I watched.  Laughing along  I frowned.
I noticed.  I learned.  just sitting.  still sitting.  observing.
I learned more than i wanted to know.
Silence is the greatest way to gain knowledge.
"Black and White" by Tabitha Wharton
Things to avoid like the plague by Andy Marx and Joni Mirolla
The plague
Cream-filled donuts
People who think adapting man to eat grass is an improvement
Yucca Mountain
Jobs at movie theaters
Ticks
Rainbow Brite shampoo
Penis replacement tires
Fruit juice from the undiscovered country
Sex shops with food items
Heavy doors held open by magnets which promptly slam shut when the fire alarm goes off
Hot wax
Boxes labeled "Do Not Disturb"
Not-quite-cooked rice
Bohemians who stop you on the street and ask, "Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior?"
Men who try to make small talk on a bus by saying the country's gone to hell.
Streets marked by a road signs that has been scribbled out.
Teachers who write their own textbooks and make you buy them for class
Lifetime memberships to hair clubs