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Hi,
Thought you might enjoy this excerpt from my story "Let the Game Begin".
Any comments/suggestions will be appreciated. BTW it's Copyright, of =
course, and as yet unpublished.

=91Now Ben,' she said. =91I know you won't remember all that you've =
seen, so I'll have to sing you my song.'
=91Kingy, you've got the words there. Hand me that piece of paper I gave =
you yesterday.
The King opened his fist and held his hand out to the Queen.
=91Look what you've done to it Kingy - you've scrunched it all up. Oh =
well, not to worry I can remember the words anyway, especially the last =
bit about me.'
The King frowned, and moved his hands up to his ears.=20
Several Pawns which were standing close by started to sneak away in a =
very discrete manner. They were muttering to each other and looking back =
at the Queen as they went.
The Queen held up her hands until all chattering ceased.
She cleared her throat, locked her fingers together, lifted her head =
slightly and started to sing:

"The pawns move forward one step at a time, unless for the first they =
take two,
But they have to take care where the other pawns are, and avoid "en =
passant" if they do.
The Bishops both start on a black or white square, and must always stay =
on that line.
They can go as far as the space will allow, but you see they are both =
color blind.
The Knights can hop across two squares by one - which some find tricky, =
but true,
Then just when you think that you know what they'll do, they hop across =
one square, then two.
The pieces that always go in a straight line, are known by most as the =
Rooks,
But some think they should be called Castles - because of their shape =
and their looks.
The King can walk  just one step at a time, but can go off in any =
direction.
He really has to look after himself and can "castle" for better =
protection
The powerful Queen  moves as far as she likes, and practically runs the =
whole game.
She commands the respect that a Queen deserves,=91cause there's no piece =
that can do the same.

=91Don't you think that last part just makes my song great, Ben? Anybody =
else would bow after singing a clever song in such a fine voice, but =
since I'm a Queen everybody else has to bow.=20
I know - you can bow instead,' she said looking very pleased with =
herself.
=91I didn't think it was that good,' Ben mumbled to himself as he bowed =
slightly.
Regards,
Ron Thomas thomasrh@oe.net.au

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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV>Thought you might enjoy this excerpt from my story &quot;Let the =
Game=20
Begin&quot;.</DIV>
<DIV>Any comments/suggestions will be appreciated. BTW it's Copyright, =
of=20
course, and as yet unpublished.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&lsquo;Now Ben,' she said. &lsquo;I know you won't remember all =
that you've=20
seen, so I'll have to sing you my song.'<BR>&lsquo;Kingy, you've got the =
words=20
there. Hand me that piece of paper I gave you yesterday.<BR>The King =
opened his=20
fist and held his hand out to the Queen.<BR>&lsquo;Look what you've done =
to it=20
Kingy - you've scrunched it all up. Oh well, not to worry I can remember =
the=20
words anyway, especially the last bit about me.'<BR>The King frowned, =
and moved=20
his hands up to his ears. <BR>Several Pawns which were standing close by =
started=20
to sneak away in a very discrete manner. They were muttering to each =
other and=20
looking back at the Queen as they went.<BR>The Queen held up her hands =
until all=20
chattering ceased.<BR>She cleared her throat, locked her fingers =
together,=20
lifted her head slightly and started to sing:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=3D#800000>&quot;<EM>The pawns move forward one =
step at a=20
time, unless for the first they take two,<BR>But they have to take care =
where=20
the other pawns are, and avoid &quot;en passant&quot; if they do.<BR>The =
Bishops=20
both start on a black or white square, and must always stay on that=20
line.<BR>They can go as far as the space will allow, but you see they =
are both=20
color blind.<BR>The Knights can hop across two squares by one - which =
some find=20
tricky, but true,<BR>Then just when you think that you know what they'll =
do,=20
they hop across one square, then two.<BR>The pieces that always go in a =
straight=20
line, are known by most as the Rooks,<BR>But some think they should be =
called=20
Castles - because of their shape and their looks.<BR>The King can =
walk&nbsp;=20
just one step at a time, but can go off in any direction.<BR>He really =
has to=20
look after himself and can &quot;castle&quot; for better =
protection<BR>The=20
powerful Queen&nbsp; moves as far as she likes, and practically runs the =
whole=20
game.<BR>She commands the respect that a Queen deserves,&lsquo;cause =
there's no=20
piece that can do the same.</EM></FONT></STRONG><EM><FONT=20
color=3D#800000></FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&lsquo;Don't you think that last part just makes my song great, =
Ben?=20
Anybody else would bow after singing a clever song in such a fine voice, =
but=20
since I'm a Queen everybody else has to bow. <BR>I know - you can bow =
instead,'=20
she said looking very pleased with herself.<BR>&lsquo;I didn't think it =
was that=20
good,' Ben mumbled to himself as he bowed slightly.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Ron Thomas <A=20
href=3D"mailto:thomasrh@oe.net.au">thomasrh@oe.net.au</A></DIV></BODY></H=
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