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Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 00:55:38 +0200
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
From: Hans Petter Roverud <proverud@on*.no*>
Subject: More Magazine Extracts
>At 07:06 PM 5/4/99 +0100, you wrote:
>>From the newest edition of a British diving magazine:
>>
>>"British divers Mark Andrews and John Bennet (holders of the British deep
>>air record) are planning an attempt at the world deep air record (147m)
>>later this year in the Phillipines. The pair also plan to take on the wreck
>>diving record with a 200m dive on a Japanese wreck. Watch this space for
>>details."
>
>From the latest edition of "Addict Pro":
>
>The two world famous heroin addicts, Mike High and John Buzz are attempting 
>to break their previous record of doing 5 fixes in 3 hours. "These doses 
>would be enough to kill a horse", Mike quips, "but since we have done 
>extensive work-ups for 7 years now it's really a piece of cake". John says 
>he's been sniffing glue every morning for a year now to acclimatize, in 
>addition to his usual heroin doses. "The glue makes me relax", John explains, 
>"and helps me increase my tolerance". Last year the twosome won first
prize in 
>the German Octoberfest binge in Munich, being able to walk a straight line 
>when even the Bavarian pros were flat out on the floor. "It's really just a 
>question of persistent training", John explains. Mike adds, "And some genetic 
>dispositions. My father was a seasoned alcoholic and my mother did pills 
>all day. I guess we were just lucky to get an early start by being raised in 
>an addictive atmosphere". John agrees: "We started out with booze and glue 
>sniffing at 12 and progressed to hard drugs long before we were kicked out 
>of high school. I guess we're just born survivors since all our pals are 
>long gone".  
>
>Survivors indeed -- according to our magazine's sources the runner-up pro 
>Walt Hazy ODed last fall, trying to match the 5 fixes in 3 hours. These kids 
>are just amazing! Watch out for a full coverage in the next issue of "Addict 
>Pro"!  

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