arcane rituals that involve huge amounts of garlic knows what he&#8217;s doing.</p>

<p>I bid farewell!</p>

<p><b>July 15. 2003</b></p>

<p>The Rooster party didn&#8217;t win anything. Frankly, loyal readers, I&#8217;m disappointed. I can only attribute this failure to your lack of commitment. Although I have to admit that I, the Dark One, couldn&#8217;t attend the voting booth either, I assure you that there are ample and powerful reasons of great importance for that.</p>

<p>Besides, the booth was too fa