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This piece is by Shirley Hershey, of the MacPac, PA

Fright Before Christmas
(With apologies to Clement C. Moore)

By Shirley Hershey


'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring 'cept me and my mouse.
I was filled with great joy; I was truly elated
O'er the very first database I had created
Suddenly, my monitor started to quiver.
My heart skipped a beat. Down my back coursed a shiver.
The trembling increased when out from the screen
Stepped a figure in red and a specter in green.
As I stared at the twosome, what I saw gave me pause
For the figure in red was dear Santa Claus;
In the color of money was Bill Gates, Ghost of Mac Past.
'Twas puzzling! 'Twas eerie! I was appalled and aghast!
The next thing that happened was even more weird.
Into thin air, my Mac disappeared.
In its place was a typewriter with an IBM logo.
I moaned and I groaned and I shrieked: "No! No! No! No!"
A more terrible sight had I never seen.
Hoarsely, I queried: What can this mean?"
Santa replied: "Never fear! Here's your Present."
What transpired next was decidedly pleasant:
With a wink of an eye, Santa reached into his sack
From which he extracted a Power-ful Mac.
Then up the chimney he flew but--alas and alack!
The Ghost, with an axe, hacked to pieces my Mac.
I staggered to bed, shattered, weary, forlorn,
And fell fast asleep 'til late Christmas morn.
When I arose, I found 'neath the tree
A gaily-wrapped box that was tagged just for me.
When I opened the box (surely, you've guessed),
Within was a PowerMac! I had been blessed!
Mem'ries of my nightmare drifted away.
'Twas indeed MERRY CHRISTMAS! A glorious day!

By Shirley Hershey
MacPOWER
Training and Consulting Services

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Shirley Hershey
MacPOWER
207 Conodoguinet Avenue, # 4
Camp Hill, PA 17011-4155

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