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From: minyee@unixg.ubc.ca (Lex)
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Subject: lines
Date: 15 Nov 1994 00:16:39 GMT
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i've noticed some postings that began with line:  

eg line: planets

what's a line?

--
  \               |  "If a man destroys the power of illusion, either
  _\   ` \ |  |   |   in himself or in others, Nature punishes him
_/ _\_|_|_\_, |   |   like the harshest tyrant."
          ___/    |            -Goethe