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Netstorm2k
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"He was born with a gift of laughter, and a sense that the world was mad. And that was all his patrimony."

First line, BAM, right in your face. For those interested in a dialogue of the more flamboyant nature, I recommend this. Some might call it cliche, but that's merely because it's been copied so many times by others.


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One of my all time favorite opening lines. Sure, the writing is a bit florid by current standards, but it's still a good story.
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