Yes,  I know this has already appeared in Ledgers issue 13 thanks to Agrajag of 
Blue Harvest, but we've got the -original- version here! <Genie!>

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Picture the scene - 2 figures hunched over a terminal,  scanning through a  BBS 
for some decent games.....

Let's  see,  says shadowy figure #1,  what have they  got.....Pacman.  Pacgirl. 
Pacman 2.  More bloody Pacman (circa 1982).  Asteroids.  The Original Adventure 
(like  that's  an excuse or something).  Nope -  distinctly  low  quality  shit 
methinks.

Hang on, says shadowy figure #2 (conveniently),  what d'you think SIMANT stands 
for?  Perhaps  it's some kind of ant simulator or something?  And what's  that? 
LEMMINGS?  Like,  it's a Lemmings simulator maybe? Sounds kind of familiar, no? 
Sort of like, well, y'know - a real game!?!?!?! 

Well,  yes  they were as a matter of fact - and guess what came with them  :  a 
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