Subject: [SPAM] Never thought this would happen...
From: Raphael See
Date: 10/10/1997, 7:45 PM
To: Fan FictionML

    I never thought I'd ever hear myself say (see myself type?) this, but...

    I can't handle this anymore. I've found myself doing more deleting 
than reading fanfics because of a lack of time and mail space. Too much 
school, too much homework, not enough time... so I'm leaving. Maybe for 
good; who knows? I'll try to get back on as soon as I can, but until my 
profs decide Chemical Engineering doesn't _really_ need that much 
homework and reading...

    Thanks so much to all the cool and awesome people I met while I've 
been here. Just off the top of my head (and I _know_ I'm gonna miss 
somebody, so please don't be offended if I don't remember you right 
at the moment. I've got a nasty cold I'm working through), thanks to 
Mike Loader, Zen, Travis Butler, J. Austin Wilde, Bridget Ellen Engman, 
Greg Sandborn, Krista Perry, and Mike Noakes, for just being so dang cool. 
And to all the rest of you authors, lurkers, and what have you. It's 
kinda like a hangout I won't be frequenting anymore.

    Anyway, I guess I've taken up enough of your time. Bye, and thanks! 
And happy writing! :)

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Raphael See