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From: colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: Drugs, Gaming, and Suicide
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Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 16:02:10 EDT
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["At last!  My new gorilla-detector machine!  They can't fool me now!"]

> I agree that drugs and a potential suicide are a bad combination, as are
> D & D games and a potential suicide.

But surely a natural combination?  If your reality is intolerable, fantasy
makes an attractive alternative.  Especially if you don't control your
real life, D&D lets you make your own decisions and stand or fall by them.