THE E-MAIL

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Bern's Prose.

The E-Mail.

The e-mail was addressed to me no mistake about that but the writing was a series of slashes, squares circles and many others such as small triangles. I could make no heads or tales of what it was supposed to be about. I certainly could not read it and all of these symbols made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. Later in the day the same type of E-mail all symbols just one word that I could understand. And that was Urgent.

A friend of mine that had studied Far eastern languages was my next move. I took the e-mails to him. His answer was to smile and to say someone is having a joke at your expense. These are none of the Far East languages that I have ever seen. If I were you I would forget all about them. I agreed and after a cup of tea I left him and walked back home. I rarely turn my computer off and as I went into my study I glanced at the Computer or better at the screen. Another e-mail this one had a few English words In Capital letters a question, Are we no longer friends? Why do you not answer my e-mails I even wrote Urgent on the last one, are you ill?

Taking my address book I sent off a series of short e-mails saying that I was not ill and for all in my address book to write to me in plain simple English in this way I would be able to read every e-mail addressed to me that came into my Computer. I carried on writing my own theory of why the Dinosaurs died out.

I waited and waited not a single e-mail from all of the many addresses in my address book.

I decided to put the matter out of my mind after all my theory of why all of the Dinosaurs died out was for the University Press. I could not afford to let them down. These mysterious e-mails continued for another week. I downloaded a new e-mail program giving myself a new e-mail address. I informed all of the addresses in my address book and settled back to wait. Thank goodness no more of these silly e-mails came again. Was I wonder any of my friends having a practical joke on me? If this is the case then I am sorry to have spoiled your joke but I really need my e-mails for my University work, Please desist with this new e-mail address: BERN