A special book for Omphalos!

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A special book for Omphalos!

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I was browsing one of the used bookstores today and came across this:

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Pawn of the Omphalos, by E.C. Tubb, 1980.

The printing at the top reads:

IT HUNG IN THE HEAVENS LIKE A GIGANTIC OCEAN.
IT COULD TWIST MEN'S MINDS, MIRROR THEIR SOULS, DEVOUR THEIR BODIES.
IT WAS THE OMPHALOS.

:lol=: :lol=: :lol=:
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:lol=: :lol=: :clap: That is SOOOO cool. :lol: :lol:
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You are all pawnz of the Omphalos!!!! Ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!
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Omphalos wrote:You are all pawnz of the Omphalos!!!! Ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!

so let me get this straight...we are SandChigger's sockpuppets and your pawns. :think: coool. :mrgreen:
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:lol:

Yes, COWER before us! :P

Cool find, L-K! :)
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My head, my life, it all makes sense now. I'm a sockprawnet. :)
Look, I'm not much good at big speeches, and I know I haven't always been an easy guy to get on with, and I know, that given the choice, I wouldn't have chosen you as friends, but I just want to say, that over the years, I have come to regard you as people I met.

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Dirty PRAWNS! Send them back packing to where they came from, I says! Them and their nasty eggs creches, and that bloody ship blocking the sun for two decades! Gaddammit!

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Sorry ... District 9 flashback. :P
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Does that mean that we're responsible for District 9 too?
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Eyes High wrote:
Omphalos wrote:You are all pawnz of the Omphalos!!!! Ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!

so let me get this straight...we are SandChigger's sockpuppets and your pawns. :think: coool. :mrgreen:
And then there's the back room instigator!
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IT HUNG IN THE HEAVENS LIKE A GIGANTIC OCEAN.
IT COULD TWIST MEN'S MINDS, MIRROR THEIR SOULS, DEVOUR THEIR BODIES.
IT WAS THE OMPHALOS.
sigging this one @Jacurutu - nb4 all y'all....
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SandRider wrote:
IT HUNG IN THE HEAVENS LIKE A GIGANTIC OCEAN.
IT COULD TWIST MEN'S MINDS, MIRROR THEIR SOULS, DEVOUR THEIR BODIES.
IT WAS THE OMPHALOS.
sigging this one @Jacurutu - nb4 all y'all....
:lol=:

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All cover before the power of Omfartlos.
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I should find a farting smiley.
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So Omph, how about a review of the book? You may indulge in yourself :lol=:
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Sorry. Not on the list. :wink:
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Omphalos wrote:I should find a farting smiley.
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Ill add that one and call it "Omfartlos."
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Team work...

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