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Tales of the Courier – Sly Deals and New Wheels
Tales of the Courier – Sly Deals and New Wheels The road unfolds and rushes to the ride. The wind is cool today, and signals the new winter season is on the way. Absolutely, in earnest now. 1courier is letting the machine have its way with the road. Not only is it a good day…
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Tales of the Courier – The Tunnel of Love
Tales of the Courier – The Tunnel of Love Trapped like sardines in a tin can. 1courier wonders what a sardine is, and not for the first time. “Tightly packed”, was what one of his instructors had always said. However, that doesn’t describe a sardine. Furthermore, it doesn’t do nearly enough to help the current…
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Tales of the Courier – Three to Get Ready
Tales of the Courier – Three to Get Ready The one lane road. A chance to meet and greet. A standoff of the, head on, kind. 1courier grins and floors the accelerator, this delivery was getting there early. The distant vehicle responds in kind, doubling down on its speed. Furthermore, they were now mere seconds…
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Tales of the Courier – Close Calls and Curtain Calls
Tales of the Courier – Close Calls and Curtain Calls The bridge disintegrates underneath the ride and 1courier slams down the brake pedal. It’s too late, as the ride and 1courier plunge down to the sea below. The galaxy class Spaceship had been attempting a landing on the bridge, as the bridge disintegrated. Now aborting…
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Tales of the Courier – The Staggered Connection
Tales of the Courier – The Staggered Connection The bridge is out and the ride is moving fast. 1courier checks the rearview, and decides there is no going back. Time to see what this machine can do. He floors the accelerator pedal. The ride screams forward chewing up the road, and closing the gap, on…
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Tales of the Courier – The twelve step two step
Tales of the Courier – The twelve step two step The road is long, with many, a winding turn. 1courier is thinking about the old earth song, as the ride skids sideways. The road construction robots, have the entirety of the road blocked ahead. The ride had been moving too fast, and was now sliding…
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Tales of the Courier – The Random Box Pickup
Tales of the Courier – The Random Box Pickup The countdown is approaching zero and 1courier tries to start the ride again. Nothing. He wonders briefly, how a cutting edge, AI powered prototype can stall. At any time, much less, a moment of great peril. The countdown is almost at zero, the rocket boosters of…
