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Just north of  Whitley Bay, where Men are Men and the Women are even stronger,
there is a cave which legend suggests  was the secret hideaway of the Great Nerd.
- a place of refuge from the strains of life -
- somewhere to rest and think while pretending to be busy -
And it is to this olden day equivalent of the Garden Shed that the Nerd
drags Henry and Ruffus. 

Nerd introduces his latest invention, a machine for generating hot water
and the power needed to fire up the Proxy Server, which houses the fountain of knowledge.
This knowledge can only be accessed through the 'Oracle' which some say resembles
a Black & White (monochrome ) TV,  which has seen better days and for the
purposes of the plot was thrown back in time by an unexpected happening in the 1950's.

"What you have seen  must be kept secret from the Roms and more importantly the wife" "I can see that!" "What about him, can he be trusted?" "Don't worry about him he's only interested in your plumbing arrangements!"

"As you can see - what the? - Clara Loft, Rom Raider and  super heroine, the Blue Star
of Newcastle and a bottle of Broon (Brown) Ale??

"Of course what the Queen needs is  a bottle of Newcastle Broon Ale to lubricate the old vocal chords!  After a dozen bottles she'll either be cured or will have passed out - either way we will get some peace"

"So Nerd, what's Clara Loft doing in the scene?"

" Well many years ago the recipe for Broon Ale was stolen from the Newcastle Brewery by a Rom who fled north to the land of Harris Tweed. Obviously we need a super heroine like Clara to help you get it back"

"They are a fierce lot on the other side of that wall and apart from protection you will need a good disguise to fool the Macs. The toon army gave chase but were turned back at Alnwick. So what I suggest is ----------

TO BE CONTINUED

Editors Note - For the record - the recipe for Brown Ale did eventually find its way back to
Newcastle and if you want to learn more about Broon ( Brown) Ale then visit their site.
    

© B J Pearce 99