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#1
escape908
Jun 17, 2008 15:42:17 I've been tracking down any and all material for the Dark Matter setting and the only thing I don't have is the last novel "By Dust Consumed." It was released as a pdf only, but I can't find a copy of it anywhere. Does anyone have it or know where I could get it? Please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
#2
jaisin_tam
Jul 15, 2008 19:36:41 I feel you.

I've searched through Torrents, and begged on Ebay, but to no avail. Even the used book networks have let me down.

I even mailed Don Bassingthwaite to see if he had a spare copy, but he replied in a very polite reply, "...that the book is not his to give or sell."

If you find a source to get this PDF, please share the wealth! I look forward to catching up with my favorite Hoffman Agents.
-cqt
#3
rustam1
Jul 16, 2008 22:02:04 By Dust Consumed
CE Fleming

The only thing in life that is certain is death.
Death is inevitable, a fate we cannot ever evade.
While we wish, sometimes, to be immortal,
And see what history has to unfold, before it ends,
And by dust it is consumed.
What would it be like to live forever?
Sad, to watch all loved ones die, waste tears as you cry.
Wondrous, by seeing the future you would have had to leave,
And stunning all at once, as you realize you really can't die,
Or ever by dust be consumed.
Immortality can always have its prices to pay,
Often leaving the victim in constant pain of the heart,
Leaving him rambling madly about life that has once left,
Never again to return, for it has followed the balance,
And by dust it is consumed.
The certainty of life is what makes our lives seem final,
We, as humans, can never evade that, and we strive so,
For what we can accomplish in this life, while useless,
May yield us greater rewards than immortality.
And our lives will by dust be consumed.
Is death truly that scary, or frightening?
Or is it that we do not want to be forgotten?
In servitude to life do we forsake our own pleasure?
Often we walk this plane and ponder these thoughts,
Never forgetting that our lives, by dust will be consumed.

© Copyright 2001 Corkscrew (FictionPress ID:69005).
#4
jaisin_tam
Jul 16, 2008 22:41:33 Um, nope. I'm afraid that is not what we're looking for.

We're looking for copies of this. By Dust Consumed, Don Bassingthwaite, the fifth and final book from the Dark*Matter series of novels. It was released as a PDF file, after the game was cancelled, and it is very hard to come by.

But thank you for the poem.

By Dust Consumed
CE Fleming

The only thing in life that is certain is death.
Death is inevitable, a fate we cannot ever evade.
While we wish, sometimes, to be immortal,
And see what history has to unfold, before it ends,
And by dust it is consumed....

© Copyright 2001 Corkscrew (FictionPress ID:69005).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 escape908 Jun 17, 2008 15:42:17	I've been tracking down any and all material for the Dark Matter setting and the only thing I don't have is the last novel "By Dust Consumed." It was released as a pdf only, but I can't find a copy of it anywhere. Does anyone have it or know where I could get it? Please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Thanks.
#2 jaisin_tam Jul 15, 2008 19:36:41	I feel you. I've searched through Torrents, and begged on Ebay, but to no avail. Even the used book networks have let me down. I even mailed Don Bassingthwaite to see if he had a spare copy, but he replied in a very polite reply, "...that the book is not his to give or sell." If you find a source to get this PDF, please share the wealth! I look forward to catching up with my favorite Hoffman Agents. -cqt
#3 rustam1 Jul 16, 2008 22:02:04	By Dust Consumed CE Fleming The only thing in life that is certain is death. Death is inevitable, a fate we cannot ever evade. While we wish, sometimes, to be immortal, And see what history has to unfold, before it ends, And by dust it is consumed. What would it be like to live forever? Sad, to watch all loved ones die, waste tears as you cry. Wondrous, by seeing the future you would have had to leave, And stunning all at once, as you realize you really can't die, Or ever by dust be consumed. Immortality can always have its prices to pay, Often leaving the victim in constant pain of the heart, Leaving him rambling madly about life that has once left, Never again to return, for it has followed the balance, And by dust it is consumed. The certainty of life is what makes our lives seem final, We, as humans, can never evade that, and we strive so, For what we can accomplish in this life, while useless, May yield us greater rewards than immortality. And our lives will by dust be consumed. Is death truly that scary, or frightening? Or is it that we do not want to be forgotten? In servitude to life do we forsake our own pleasure? Often we walk this plane and ponder these thoughts, Never forgetting that our lives, by dust will be consumed. © Copyright 2001 Corkscrew (FictionPress ID:69005).
#4 jaisin_tam Jul 16, 2008 22:41:33	Um, nope. I'm afraid that is not what we're looking for. We're looking for copies of this. By Dust Consumed, Don Bassingthwaite, the fifth and final book from the Dark*Matter series of novels. It was released as a PDF file, after the game was cancelled, and it is very hard to come by. But thank you for the poem. By Dust Consumed CE Fleming The only thing in life that is certain is death. Death is inevitable, a fate we cannot ever evade. While we wish, sometimes, to be immortal, And see what history has to unfold, before it ends, And by dust it is consumed.... © Copyright 2001 Corkscrew (FictionPress ID:69005).