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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Alfgif Hollaston, an ex-colonial officer turned landscape painter. Alfgif finds himself beset by a nameless fear. He traces the source to supernatural broadcasts from "the Purpose," which may be the devil, or simply a pantheistic deity. Alfgif gets a lot of help from a winsome polecat named Meg, a pet who rides in his coat pocket and turns out to be the kind of "familiar" (a supernatural spirit-animal form) familiar to witchcraft. He learns that he has modest occult powers himself and eventually converses with one of "the Purpose's" top executives, a gentleman, polite enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/7/1980 | See Source »

...boat might have placed higher in the senior eights final had the race not begun before the Radcliffe shell was ready. Coxswain Meg Ziegler said afterwards that although the crew plied extra hard to make up lost ground, their opponents' premature start hindered the crew's chances...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Radcliffe Heavies Compete In National Title Races | 6/23/1980 | See Source »

Number two singles racquetwoman Martha Roberts will look to momentum acquired from a strong victory against Brown. Captain Meg Meyer will occupy the third slot...

Author: By Ed Gazuoda, | Title: Netwomen Up for Ivy Tilt | 4/26/1980 | See Source »

Third singles produced the first loss of the afternoon for the Crimson. Captain Meg Meyer suffered a first set lapse, losing 6-3, and could not regain her winning edge. Battling back from the deficit, Meyer came close but fell 7-5 for the first Brown...

Author: By Gregg F. Clifton, | Title: Crimson Netwomen Squeeze By Bruins | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

Following Roberts's win, junior captain Meg Meyer took the court for her third-spotted encounter. Meyer dissected Mary O'Brien in her usually dependable style...

Author: By Gregg F. Clifton, | Title: Netwomen End Drought With 9-0 Win | 4/17/1980 | See Source »

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