Eve Of The War
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The Martian War Rooms of Oever532 and Sam
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Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:13 pm ]
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Hehe cool, thanks. Same to the dutch for their place names :P
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:16 pm ]
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We have different places. Schoonhoven, Gorinchem, Puttershoek, Alblasserdam, Culemborg, Utrecht, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Den Haag (others say 's Gravenhage) Den Bosch (others say 's Hertogenbosch) and many, many more.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:18 pm ]
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With 'Utrecht', do you pronounce the 'ch' the same as welsh?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:22 pm ]
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No, in the Netherlands, the 'ch' is pronounced as a 'g', like in the Dutch word 'gebak', or 'weg'
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:37 pm ]
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So its pronounced 'Utregt?'
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:41 pm ]
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Yes, but without the 'n' thus: 'Uutregt'.

By the way, in the I Alone thread under the Miscellaneous forum in the WOTW - 2005 category, I've posted a fanfic about WOTW. You should check it out.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:43 pm ]
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I will right now!!

And the n was a typing error - Have corrected it..


So can you pronounce Llanfair.......gogogoch yet?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:44 pm ]
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No, It will take me a lot of time to get it right. But I keep practicing.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:50 pm ]
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Good! Glad to here...

I can't find the post that you are telling me about. What's the thread name?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:53 pm ]
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It's called I ALONE- War of the Worlds book, in the forum Miscellaneous, in the War of the Worlds 2005 category. The story is also on the main site, under the Fanfics section. The story is called 'The Struggle'.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:59 pm ]
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Im going to read it on the webpage now.. Is the animation by you too?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:01 pm ]
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No, but maybe I'll post the animations to Lee for the site.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:09 pm ]
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I'm thinking of writing my own WotW story.. Either of the invasion or an 'alternative ending'
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:11 pm ]
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Did you like my fanfic?
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:17 pm ]
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yeah it was amazing.. a short retelling that even HG would be proud of.. :)
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:18 pm ]
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*blush* Wow. I didn't thought I wrote it THAT good! :mrgreen:
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:19 pm ]
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Heehee. So, which of those two do you think I should write about?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:21 pm ]
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Go for the alternative ending first, and then the invasion! :D
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:21 pm ]
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Yeah, but I'm not sure how I'd get the humans to win..
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:32 pm ]
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Use your fantasy, my friend, maybe that will help you out.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:39 pm ]
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These are the first few lines of the story...


This story is set in an alternative ending to the War of the Worlds. Based on 'Jeff Wayne's' version, this story illustrates the situation after the annihillation of human society. The Martians have not been exterminated by terrestrial diseases. Dead London did not happen. The Martians were already prepared for the weaker, earth viruses, and were immunised against them based on the DNA of bacterial strands found on meteors which crashed to Mars after coming into contact with the Earth. In this war, the humans have to fight back themselves...


The eerie footsteps of a clanking Martian tripod could be clearly heard outside from our collapsing shelter, searching for survivors that they could harvest and feed upon. The deafening 'Ullas' from the Fighting Machines could be heared distantly, and their frightning resonance caused the shelter to shake violently, causing pieces of rubble to fall gently down from the roof onto the ground. The calm hissing of the Handling Machine could be heard as it searched the destroyed town for any human survivors.
A group of Londoners, all survivors from the war, had come together and had created a small group in an abandoned warehouse outside of Woking. Myself, and my wife, had joined the group of refugees in an attempt to escape the Martian occupation of London and live safely in the countryside. Unfortunately, the Martians had extended much further than was expected at such a ridiculous rate that no-where in the British Isles was safe. Even the remote islands of the Outer Hebrides had been raided by terrifying Flying Machines which had scorched the islands to such an extent that they are no longer habitable - by man or by martian.

It's very quick.. Any suggestions..?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:41 pm ]
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Keep going! =D> Try to make the humans fight back with all their might.
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:50 pm ]
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i will try. What did you think of those first lines?
Author:  oever532 [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:54 pm ]
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They were cool! Great add-on! :D =D>
Author:  Sam [ Sun Sep 04, 2005 1:56 pm ]
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Here's a few more..

The British Isles had literally shut down after the Martian conquest. All forms of communication, whether it be telephone, the internet, radio, had been completely disrupted. The only forms of communication that existed were word of mouth, and private radio frequencies. However, these methods of communication were extremely dangerous. Only one radio signal had been sent after the Martian conquests, and the groups of refugees who had sent and recieved the messages were toasted by the heat-ray and asphixiated by the black-dust thereafter. No one knew anything about the current situation anymore. The only reliable information that the various societies of refugees across the country was that from information before all communications had been disrupted - and this obviously was soon outdated.

There was a quiet murmur among the group, spreading news of a Martian scrutinisation of Woking at sundown. The leader of the society soon put a stop to this petty rumour which had caused panic and terror throughout the group. However, many of us were too terrified not to believe the information....


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