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[UPDATE] Meaghan is missing! But then she is found.
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 		[UPDATE] Meaghan is missing! But then she is found.
I decided to consolidate the several threads we have touching on this into one.

It started with an ominous post by Bruce:
Bruce Abbott, August 13 wrote:
8/13/06

Mixed Blessings

I don't know which is worse - coming home after spending most of the day at Marzent even though I promised Diana I wouldn't and fighting about it, or coming home to find the place entirely empty. There's absolutely no sign of either her or Meaghan, and I've got a feeling that I may have to come up with a new word to describe just how pissed at me she must be. I swore to her I would be here by mid-afternoon, but it was after 6:00 when I rolled in. It wasn't really intentional and I actually feel bad I was so late, but I just lost track of the time, digging for stuff at the big M. I'm growing obsessed with that whole situation in a frighteningly familiar way.

I wish I could say it was worth it too, but sadly I'm beginning to run into more and more deadends there. It's like there's this coherent story there I can only trace back so far before it all either disappears or falls apart.

Like my relationship, it seems. I even braved Diana's cell phone but she didn't answer. I'm sure she knew it was me.

So here I sit, alone, wondering when that hammer is going to fall on me. Left alone with nothing to do but go over my notes, again, looking for what I might have missed. All the time in the world for that now.

That's what I wanted, right?

But it turns out things are worse than Bruce thought, according to Dale's post:
Dale Sprague, August 13 wrote:
August 13, 2006: 10:32 PM My God, I can't believe it. I was just sitting down to answer some email that I've fallen behind on again, when I got a frantic phone call from my ex, Diana, asking me if Meaghan were here with me. Since I had her in the middle of the week she wasn't here this weekend at all and Diana knew that, of course, but for some reason they don't know where she is. She was too panicked for me to understand the whole story but I think she left Meg home alone briefly, expecting Bruce to be home in less than an hour, but she wasn't there when he got home. Almost three or four hours later, or something.

I have no idea where she is, but I've got to believe she's OK, and probably just took off to a friend's house or Sarah's or something because she's so upset with Bruce and Diana. And me too, I guess, if I'm going to be honest with myself about it. Anyway, they are going to call around and try to find her, and I'm going to go drive around Aglaura and see if she's hanging out somewhere.

Damn, she had better be OK. I'll never forgive them for this, if she isn't.

Calls go out, including to Sarah:
Sarah Wyatt, August 13 wrote:
D. called me just now, sounding more than a bit worried. He can’t find his daughter, and apparently nobody else can either. He thought she might have come to spend some time with me, but I just did some quick figuring in my head, and I don’t think I’ve seen her in something like two weeks! How does time go by so quickly?

What I’d like to know (and I’m sure I’m not the only one) is where the people who were supposed to be watching over M. were when she went missing. And honestly, if it were me, I might have run off, too. But I’m hoping I can catch up with her, hoping she’s on her way over for ice cream and girl talk. I’m going to head over to the old loft to see if she might have gone there instead of here, since this is my first night at the new place. Wish me luck, and if you happen to run across M., send me or D. an email.

(Is it awful that I’m happy to have something to delay bedtime and its associated dreams? Yeah, I think so, too.)

And drizjr has been having conversations with townsfolk about the disappearance on AIN.

Today, we have an "emergency call for help" on the Aglaura home page:
Aglaura Home Page, August 14 wrote:
EMERGENCY CALL FOR HELP! A local Aglaura child, Meaghan Sprague, is missing since early evening Sunday, August 13th. We are in the process of setting up a hotline telephone number for reporting any information or getting involved in searching for Meaghan; please check back to this site shortly.


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 		Re: [UPDATE] Meaghan is missing!
mapmaker wrote:

Today, we have an "emergency call for help" on the Aglaura home page:
Aglaura Home Page, August 14 wrote:
EMERGENCY CALL FOR HELP! A local Aglaura child, Meaghan Sprague, is missing since early evening Sunday, August 13th. We are in the process of setting up a hotline telephone number for reporting any information or getting involved in searching for Meaghan; please check back to this site shortly.


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If you have any information about her location, please call the Aglaura Crisis Line toll free at 877-816-4667.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:38 pm
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mapmaker
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 		Cross-posting from Shad0's post in Interactions:
Dale Sprague, August 14, via AIN wrote:
I just wanted to let you know, along with all of my other online friends out there, that Meaghan is not home yet. We still have no idea where she is at, or who she is with.

We're organizing a more formal search effort here in Aglaura though it certainly isn't happening fast enough for either me or Diana. Sam has a few ideas on how we can use my online friends to help out in the search, along with the local volunteers we are organizing. I'll be sure to let you know what she comes up with and what we are doing about finding her.

I can tell you that I am just about going crazy with concern and impatience.

I don't know what I would do if something happened to Meg.

Dale


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 		I received the following from Dale replying to an AIN message I sent last night.

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Sylvia:

Thanks for your suggestion. I did go out to the edge of the woods a couple times last night when I was driving around all night looking for her, and went as far in as I could with just my flashlight, but saw no signs of anything. But who knows if I would have seen anything she left behind anyway, in the dark like that.

As you can tell, Meaghan is not home yet. We still have no idea where she is at, or who she is with.

We're organizing a more formal search effort here in Aglaura though it certainly isn't happening fast enough for either me or Diana. Sam has a few ideas on how we can use my online friends to help out in the search, along with the local volunteers we are organizing as well. I'll be sure to let you know what she comes up with and what we are doing about finding her.

I can tell you that I am just about going crazy with concern and impatience.

I don't know what I would do if something happened to Meg.

Dale
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Original Message from Sylvia Fee:
Dale,

Maybe you should check the fenced area where Keith took the video the place on your map you labled \\\"the hole.\\\"

Sylvia


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 		Iris added the following to http://www.edgeofsight.com/

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Announcement: The Unnatural Emporium will be closed today and until further notice while the search for Meaghan Sprague is underway. I will be participating in the organized search of the Pine Barrens and urge all Unnatural Emporium patrons to head over to the municipal building to help in the search.


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mapmaker
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 		Cross-posted from Bruce's blog thread is a new post of his:
Bruce Abbott, August 14 wrote:
Jesus Fucking Christ

I think I know where Meaghan went.

I just noticed that my Marzent files had been mixed up, gone through, etc…remember I thought Diana was doing this last week? Well I immediately accused her and she completely denied it. Despite our ability to connect on anything recently, we both reached exactly the same conclusion without saying a wordâ€"Meaghan. She’s the one who has been going through my papers. I looked through the files againâ€"the map with the symbol is missing.

She’s taken the map and she’s going to the Pine Barrens alone.


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 		Just recieved this from Dale == Here is Dale's cell phone number 484-951-0329 in case anyone needs it.

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Sylvia,

Thanks for the heads up about the map. Sorry it's been a few hours but I've been out combing the streets looking for Meaghan and then helping get everything organized at the municipal building.

We're almost positive now that Meaghan has gone into the Pine Barrens by herself, from some papers and maps she took off of Bruce's desk at home, like you said. They were basically the same maps and 307 overlays I've been working with and that I posted earlier. Plus I've been told by a few people that they think Keith spent a good bit of time talking to Meaghan about that same 307 symbol, so we're almost positive that, for some reason, that's where she's headed.

The problem is, there are a bunch of different spots marked off on those maps, so there's a huge area for us to search. That's why it's taken so long to get organized and ready, which we almost are now, I think. I just ran home here to catch up on my messages and pick up a few things, since who knows how long we'll be out there now.

We've got another problem now too, though. As soon as they figured out that's where Meg might have gone, Diana took off into the woods looking for her, by herself. Bruce said he couldn't stop her, he turned his back and she was gone. She took her cell phone at least but reception is very weird out in the Barrens, and spotty at best. We have no idea if we'll be able to find her that way, so we may be searching for two lost people when all is said and done.

Sam's got something in the works she thinks may help us find them, but it may need some additional manpower to help manage it, so if you've got some time this evening, please check out the Aglaura website where she'll be posting details on how you could help out if you are willing.

I did charge my cell phone up all day and I'm taking it with me, so if I can I'll stay in touch by phone, but like I said, cell service is unreliable out there.

Thanks for your message. It's good to know there are people out there who care and are willing to help.

Dale
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Original Message from Sylvia Fee:
Bruce just updated his blog, and this is what he said.
\\\"the map with the symbol is missing. She's taken the map and she's going to the Pine Barrens alone. \\\"

Hurry Dale.


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 		"Hello?
Yeah, this is Dale. Ouch!
We're... searching... the woods, now. *pant*.
Diana!, Meaaaaghan? Unf! *Snap* *Crackle*"

Ya think Bruce is gonna be in a little trouble with Marzent before this is over?
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 		Looks like a good night to sit in the chatroom. Wonder how we can help?

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 		WOW, why did I think she was much older than that. she looks about 7 in that picture.
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 		Iris had another small update:

http://www.edgeofsight.com/

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Update: Thanks to the hard work of Aglaura citizens and online participants Meaghan Sprague was found last night and is now with her family and doing well.
Thank you to all who helped last night! - Iris


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