THE KEY

                         a Ranma 1/2 Spamfic
                            by Gary Kleppe

Standard disclaimer applies.

Japanese speech is denoted by "quote marks."
Chinese speech is deonted by <angle brackets.>
English speech is denoted by 'single quotes,' with ''two single
quotes'' indicating the presence of a British accent.
Thoughts are in *asterisks.*
Panda signs or other written Japanese material are in {curly
brackets.}
Written Chinese material is in [square brackets.]
Telepathic communications are in (parentheses.)
Sound effects are in #whatever these things are called.#
Commands entered into a computer are in /slashes,/ or \backslashes\ if
it's DOS instead of UNIX.
Dialog between :colons: indicates a mysterious, eerie voice.
Dialog between ;semicolons; is a typo -- I meant to put colons.
Dialog between $dollar signs$ is spoken by Nabiki.
Flashback scenes are preceeded by ### and ended by ***.
Foreshadowing is preceeded by @@ and ended by %%%%%.
Anything between /* and */ is not part of the story at all, and should
be ignored; like /* After I finish writing this chapter, I better go
to the grocery store. I'm almost out of milk. */

The reader's reaction to intentional irony is denoted by [{(these symbols.)}]
The reader's comments are enclosed by carets ^like this.^

"Akane, I ain't doing this fic. I mean, look at all this crap!"

"I agree. We won't even remember half of these symbols ourselves, to
say nothing about the reader."


THE END

[{(BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!)}]

^I love it.  I'd like to see more in this genre.  Keep up the good work.  Do
you intend to write a sequel?^

Best,

Bob Barnes 
rbarnes@moscow.com 
Moscow, Idaho 

When opportunity comes, the trick is to CATCH the red hat.