Read the file please...

fortune.sh

#!/bin/sh

# fortune.sh 10 print     <- prints 10 fortunes on paper. 
# fortune.sh 12           <- prints 12 fortunes to cat. 

printf "" > tmp.txt
for i in $(eval echo {0..$1 })
do
        printf "\n" >> tmp.txt
        fortune >> tmp.txt
        printf "\n                            -------&-------" >> tmp.txt
done
printf "\n\n         Some fortune sent to you from Ambrose Chua" >> tmp.txt
if [ "$2" = "print" ]
then
        lp -o number-up=2 tmp.txt
else
        cat tmp.txt
fi
printf "\n"