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[8C[33mG[32moodevening[33m. I'[32mm glad to see you found your way back to[10C
   my humble home[33m. P[32mlease do come in[33m...[32mbefore we start our[15C
   conversation for the evening [33mI'[32md like to send a special hello[9C
   to my good friend [33mI[32mnez[33m. Y[32mou see [33mI[32mnez was concerned about her[10C
   new phone number[33m, [32mher new exchange[33m..[32mseems she has the [33m666[13C[32m
   exchange[33m. <EG> I[32mnez[33m...[32myou should[33m'[32mnt be surprised[33m, [32mafter all[33m,[10C[32m
   once you start doing business with me[33m...[32mwell[33m....[32myou have to[11C
   expect these things[33m... <EG>.[42C[32m
[73C
[8C[33mN[32mumbers have played an important part in culture for a[11C
   long[33m, [32mlong time[33m. F[32mrom the far east to the far west[33m. N[32mumbers[11C
   have held sacred [33m& [32mmystic meanings[33m. L[32mook at the number [33m3,[13C[32m
   among the [33mG[32mreeks[33m, [32mthe dead and gods were invoked three times[33m.[9C[32m
   [33mN[32mine[33m, [32mwhich is a multiple of [33m3 [32mwas also considered a mystic[11C
   number[33m. T[32mhe number [33m5 [32mwas also a significant number[33m. 5 [32mfingers[9C
   on the hand[33m; [32min [33mC[32mhina there are the [33m5 [32mcannons of the[18C
   [33mC[32monfucian classics[33m.[51C[32m
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[8C[33m3 [32mis also always poping up in [33mC[32mhinese culture[33m. I[32mn[16C
   chinese art[33m, [32mthe three friends of winter are the pine[33m, [32mbamboo[9C
   and plum[33m. T[32mhey were the only plants that would display their[10C
   colors against the snow[33m, [32mhence the symbols of consistancy[33m.[12C[32m
   [33mT[32mhe [33m3 [32mreligions in [33mC[32mhina are [33mB[32muddhism[33m, T[32maoism and[21C
   [33mC[32monfucianism[33m. N[32mot to mention the bad luck of [33m3 [32mon a match[33m.[12C[32m
[73C
[8C[33mA[32mnd who can deny the bad luck of the number [33m13...[32mas far[10C
   back as the biblical times[33m. I[32mt seems that a fellow was the[12C
   [33m13[32mth at a dinner[33m...[32mnow what was his name[33m...[32mseems to have[14C
   slipped my mind[33m....[51C[32m
[73C
[8C[33mN[32mumbers are everywhere[33m, [32mit seems we can[33m'[32mt get away from[10C
   them[33m. I[32mnfact we take them for granted[33m. T[32mry getting up in the[10C
   morning without that annoying alarm blasting its time in your[9C
   ear[33m. T[32mry to go through the day without looking at a clock or[10C
   watch[33m, E[32masy[33m? M[32maybe[33m. B[32mut then don[33m'[32mt go to a store and buy[14C
   something[33m..[32mor ride a bus or train[33m. D[32mon[33m'[32mt even use the tv or[11C
   radio[33m..[32mand for heaven[33m'[32ms sake [33m(D[32mid [33mI [32msay that[33m?!?!?!??<EG>)[13C[32m
   don[33m'[32mt use the phone[33m![50C[32m
[73C
[8C[33mA[32mnd as for the significance of the number [33m666...[32mwell[33m, [32mwe[9C
   will leave that for another night[33m....[32mok [33mI[32mnez[33m?? <EG>[19C[32m
   [33mG[32mood[33mN[32might[33m..[32mand[33m...[32mpleasant dreams[33m.[37C[32m
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