I'll be away a few days, starting All Saints'.
So, you know the drill--a few cartoons up front:







                                          ___________________
                                        ,'                   `.
         _________          __         /   The partiers have   \
        /         \_____  ('__`>  ____| all left, and I'm still |
       |    Ow!     ,-'   // >))   `-.   stuck in a mine field  |
       |  my head! |      `\_~/\      |    in the middle of     |
        \_________/       ,'/|\ \      \    No-Man's Land!     /
                         /(  `-\ \      `.___________________,'
                        |  `-.___/ __
                        |    /    /  \
                        /\___|   /    \
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ / [---[]_/,-'"`.\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   ~~~~~        ~~~   / / \]            `.  ~~~~~~     ~~~~~
           ~~~~~     //)   \      _,-._   `./|   ~~~~
      ~~~~~~       ~~~      `----'     `--.|_|       ~~~~












       __________        ((   __         __________________
     ,'          `.         ('__`>      /                  \
    /     But      \_____   // >(   ___|   Must make time   |
   |   I can't let   ,-'    `\_-/    `-.  while it's dark!  |
   |  the hangover  |       ,'/|        \__________________/
    \  get to me!  /       /( `.`._
     `.__________,'   ((  |  `. `._`.
                          |    `._ `-X)  *Crick!*
                           \___|  `-/X)
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--[]._     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      ~~~~~        ~~~ ~~~ \]   `.`-.    ~~~~~        ~~~
              ~~~~~   ~   __`.__  `. ) ~~~       ~~
         ~~~~~~           \ \_  `   \       ~~~~~~      ~~~~
                           \| `--.__/












   ________________________________________
  |                                        |
  |  "Now, let's see!  I'm on a 'two,'     |
  |  and there's a 'five' to my left!      |
  |  That means there can't possibly be    |
  |  any mines over here, on my right!     |
  |  It's better to think twice about it!  |
  |  All it takes is ONE false step!"      |
  |________________________________________|


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//6(6; OOL mm                                                  :^)^\\
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