Puzzle 208

[Barbara]

S please

[delidog]

"T" Please

[Barbara]

c please

[Karen]

M, please

[Barbara]

F please

Amberlee where are you?

[koxka]

W, please...

[AmberLee]

Originally posted by Barbara
...Amberlee where are you?

Time zone difference. I went to bed after I last updated the puzzle after 2 a.m. here. It's just after 7 a.m. here now.

I'm going to invoke rule 9. Sorry, guys, I'll just have time to update the puzzle before I get to work this morning so the five guesses I'm updating end at Barbara's "S" guess.

[AmberLee]

...The Sno- Stor- …

I -as -ortunate that the -in- ha- -i-e- the sno- at the si-e o- -- ho-e, an- -ith the he-- o- the s-a-e I -ou-- --ear a -a- out o- -oth the -ront an- -a-- -oors, a-thou-ht I -ou-te- i- I -hou-- e-er -e a--e to -i- a -ath to -- -ate.

An eerie -i-ht --oo-e- the house, -art-- re--e-te- -ro- the sno-, an- -art-- -ro- those -in-o-s -hi-h -ere --astere- -ith it an- -i-tere- the -ornin- -i-ht.

I soon ha- -- -ett-e on, an- -as than--u- that the e-e-tri-it- ha- not -ai-e-. -ut I -as -er--e-e- that Ti--- ha- not a--eare-. Sure-- that -o--ort~-o-in- ani-a- ha- not -enture- out -urin- the ni-ht?

…

-- -i-~-ornin- there -as sti-- no si-n o- Ti--- an- I -as -e-innin- to -et a-ar-e-. There -ere no te--~ta-e -oot-rints -roun- the house, -ut then the- -ou-- soon ha-e -een o--iterate- in -ast ni-ht’s -on-itions.

I ran- the Annetts an- a-so -rs. -ohn in the ho-e that the- ha- seen hi-, -ut there -as no he-- there. I -a--e- unti- I -as hoarse, ho-in- to hear an ans-erin- -e- -ro- so-e o-er~-oo-e- she-ter, -ut nothin- ha--ene-. I -ad --oo-- -isions o- the -oor ani-a- ento--e- -eneath the --an-et o- sno- -i-e -ohn Ri--’s shee- in -orna -oone. Ho- -on- -ou-- a -at sur-i-e -ithout -oo- in su-h a situation? One thin-, Ti--- ha- --ent- o- sur--us -at to -i-e on, as -o- -i--et -as -on- o- -ointin- out, -ut -ou-- the -o-- -i-- hi-?

I -e-an to -et -ore an- -ore a-itate- as the hours -asse-, an- re-e--ere- a-- the -a-ti-ati-n- -a-s o- -- truant, an- ho- -u-h hi- -o--anionshi- -eant to -e. -- the ti-e ear-- e-enin- -e-an to -ast its sha-o--, I -as near -es-air. At that -o-ent, the -i-hts -e-an to --i--er -ontinuous--, an- I -e-i-e- that it -ou-- -e as -e-- to -e--e into the re-esses o- the -u--oar- un-er the stairs to -in- the an-ient A-a--in -a-- store- there.


I un-i- the -oor, an- -ent -ou--e to -o-ate the -a-- in the --oo-. A -a-- -hirru-in- soun- -et -e, an- Ti--- e-er-e- s-ee-i-- an-- -reete- -e -ith -u-h a--e-tion. Re-ie- o-er-a-e -- initia- irritation -ith the -a--enin- ani-a-. -h- ha- there -een no res-on-e to -- an-uishe- -ries? -h-, -ast ni-ht o- a-- ni-hts, ha- he -e-i-e- to s-ee- in the -u--oar-? I su--ose I -ust ha-e -e-t the -oor a-ar on -- -irst -isit there -or -an--es, an- then auto-ati-a--- shut it in -assin- -ater on. In an- -ase, it -as -oo- to see -- o-- -rien-, an- a -ou--e -ortion o- -ussi~-u- -anishe- in a t-in--in-.
. . .

-hag-e- at -airar-e ~~ -iss Rea-



Letters remaining: B C D F G J K L M P Q V W X Y Z

Nomilyn: 212 Es, 150 As, 55 Us = 834 points

Luckies4Me: 139 Is, 148 Os = 574 points

Delidog: 115 Hs, 140 Ns, 186 Ts = 441 points

Barbara: 85 Rs, 90 Ss = 175 points


Memo to self: must remember to pick shorter quotes in the future! Whew!! This was a killer to update! {Yes, it's my own darned fault for picking such a big one! }

[Former User]

May I have an Y, please

[luckies4me]

D please

[jenluckenbach]

"W" please

[luckies4me]

C please

[Fuzzy317]

F please

[Barbara]

Originally posted by AmberLee


Time zone difference. I went to bed after I last updated the puzzle after 2 a.m. here. It's just after 7 a.m. here now.

I'm going to invoke rule 9. Sorry, guys, I'll just have time to update the puzzle before I get to work this morning so the five guesses I'm updating end at Barbara's "S" guess.

Sorry forgot that you are at the West coast. I go to bed now!

[delidog]

Amber Lee is probably still at work!!!!!
Tension Building!!!!!