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Terminal Compromise

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 642 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.
In this case the words are borrowed from a story title in last week's National Expose, that most revered of journalistic publications which distributes half truths and tortured conclu- sions from publicity seeking nobodies.
The title should more appropriately be something like, "Terror Feared in New Computer Virus Outbreak", or "Experts See Potential Damage to Computer Systems", or "Columbus Day Virus: Imaginary Panic?"
According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.
As for the last several years, that is the anticipated date for a highly viral computer virus to 'explode'.
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Terminal Compromise

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Terminal Compromise is here in full — 642 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.
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In this case the words are borrowed from a story title in last week's National Expose, that most revered of journalistic publications which distributes half truths and tortured conclu- sions from publicity seeking nobodies.
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The title should more appropriately be something like, "Terror Feared in New Computer Virus Outbreak", or "Experts See Potential Damage to Computer Systems", or "Columbus Day Virus: Imaginary Panic?"
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According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.
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As for the last several years, that is the anticipated date for a highly viral computer virus to 'explode'.

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12

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

17

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

a

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absurdity

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According

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America

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and

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anticipated

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appearance

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appropriately

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are

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As

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be

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borrowed

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Brings

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By

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can't

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case

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Christopher

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City

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Columbus

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Computer

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conclu

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Damage

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date

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Day

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Disease

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distributes

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Experts

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explode

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Expose

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Feared

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for

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from

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half

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headline

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

Here's

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

highly

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From this reading As for the last several years, that is the anticipated date for a highly viral computer virus to 'explode'.

I

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Imaginary

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In

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infamous

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

is

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From this reading As for the last several years, that is the anticipated date for a highly viral computer virus to 'explode'.

journalistic

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last

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like

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mark

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

Mason

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

more

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most

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National

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New

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

nobodies

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now

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

October

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

of

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

or

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Outbreak

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Panic

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Potential

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publications

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publicity

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regardless

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

repeat

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From this reading According to computer experts, this Columbus Day, October 12, will mark a repeat appearance of the now infamous Columbus Day Virus.

resist

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

revered

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Scott

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See

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seeking

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September

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

several

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From this reading As for the last several years, that is the anticipated date for a highly viral computer virus to 'explode'.

should

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sions

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something

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story

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

Systems

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Terror

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that

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the

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From this reading Thursday, September 17 New York City Times Christopher Columbus Brings Disease to America By Scott Mason Here's a story I can't resist, regardless of the absurdity of the headline.

this

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Thursday

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Times

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title

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to

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tortured

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truths

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viral

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Virus

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week's

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which

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will

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words

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years

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York

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Chapter 6 of Terminal Compromise by Winn Schwartau holds 642 sentences, grouped into 129 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Vocabulary met early in Terminal Compromise

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August
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Years
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National
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Security
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