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From: Jim Bob Howard <jbhoward@hotmail.com>
Subject: 12 Days of Christmas
Date: 1997/12/12
Message-ID: <34917A1B.F4EA8CEE@hotmail.com>
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Organization: GE Capital Consutling
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This was forwarded to me. I don't know the original artist.

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
Twelve Drummers Drumming

                    .-}        .-}        .-}
                    |_|        |_|        |_|
                    (_)        (_)  __    (_) .---.
                    | \ .--.   | \.'  '.  | \/     \
                    |\_|--o )  |\_|--o  ; |\_|--o   |
                    |:| '--'   |:|'.__.'  |:|\     /
                    |:|        |:|        |:| `---`
                    |:|_       |:|_       |:|_
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

          .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.
          |M|   |E|   |R|   |R|   |Y|   |X|   |M|   |A|   |S|
          (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)   (_)
         /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\ /\Y/\
         [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX]
          |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||
          |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||
         _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



  Eleven Pipers Piping
      _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _     _
    ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)  ,/_)
     (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")   (")
     /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\   /I\
    (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\) (/^\)
     |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||
     |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||   |||
    _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_ _|||_
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



  Ten Lords A-Leaping

                                w              w
                 w              0__           \0__
                \0__     w     /|_     w      /_
                /_     __0/  '\/ /    \0_  '\/ /    w
             '\/ /      /_       `    /_       `  __0/
                 `   `\/  \,         _\ \,         /_
                  w                 `           `\/  \,
                 \0__      w                 w
                 /_        0__       w      \0__
                _\ \,     /|_      __0/      |_
               `        `\/  \,     /_      _\ \,
                                 `\/ /,    `



  Nine Ladies Dancing

                                                         |~
                       ()                       ()      0` |~
               ()    _/)(\_           ()      _/)(\_      0`
             _/)(\_   /^^\    ()    _/)(\_     /""\
              /~~\   /____\ _/)(\_   /``\     /____\
             /____\          /""\   /____\   ()
                     ()     /____\         _/)(\_      ()
           |~      _/)(\_           ()      /^^\     _/)(\_
          0` |~     /``\          _/)(\_   /____\     /~~\
            0`     /____\          /~~\              /____\
                                  /____\



  Eight Maids A-Milking


            __.----.       __.----.        __.----.        __.----.___ =

  (\(__)/)-'     (\(__)/)-'      (\(__)/)-'      (\(__)/)-'        =;--`

   `(uu)'      _  `(dd)'       _  `(gg)'       _  `(vv)'       _   |
    )  (      (|)  )  (       (|)  )  (       (|)  )  (       (|)  |
   (o  o)     8~8 (o  o)      8~8 (o  o)      8~8 (o  o)      8~8 ,/
    `--'\_    (__).`--'\_    (__).'`--'\_    (__).'`--'\_    _(__)|
         `|||~~/\||     `|||~~/\||      `|||~~/\||      `||~|| /\||
   ^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^
            __.----.       __.----.        __.----.       __.----.___
  (\(__)/)-'      (\(__)/)-'     (\(__)/)-'     (\(__)/)-'        ;--` =

   `(99)'       _  `(66)'      _  `(aa)'      _  `(ee)'        _  |
    )  (       (|)  )  (      (|)  )  (      (|)  )  (        (|) |
   (o  o)      8~8 (o  o)     8~8 (o  o)     8~8 (o  o)       8~8,/
    `--'\_    (__).'`--'\_    (__).`--'\_    (__).`--'\_    _(__)|
         `|||~~/\||      `|||~~/\||     `|||~~/\||     `||~|| /\||
   ^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^`^



  Seven swans A-Swimming

         ___     ___     ___     ___     ___     ___     ___
        /,_ \   /,_ \   /,_ \   /,_ \   /,_ \   /,_ \   /,_ \    _,
        |/ )/   |/ )/   |/ )/   |/ )/   |/ )/   |/ )/   |/ )/   / |
          //  _/ |//  _/  //  _/  //  _/  //  _/  //  _/  //  _/  |
         / (_/   / (_/   / (_/   / (_/   / (_/   / (_/   / (_/   _)
        /   `   /   `   /   `   /   `   /   `   /   `   /   `   _/)
        \  ~=-  \  ~=-  \  ~=-  \  ~=-  \  ~=-  \  ~=-  \ ~=-   /


  Six Geese A-Laying
      __         __         __         __         __         __
    >(' )      >(' )      >(' )      >(' )      >(' )      >(' )
      )/   ,     )/   ,     )/   ,     )/   ,     )/   ,     )/   ,
     /(____/\   /(____/\   /(____/\   /(____/\   /(____/\   /(____/\
    /        ) /        ) /        ) /        ) /        ) /        )
    \ `   ~~/  \ `   ~~/  \ `   ~~/  \ `   ~~/  \ `   ~~/  \ `   ~~/
     `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ `---Y-' __ =

        ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)   ~~' (__)



  Five Golden Rings

                      .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.
                     ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_)) ((_))
                      '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'



  Four Calling Birds

                   ___       ___       ___       ___
                  ('v')     ('v')     ('v')     ('v')
                 ((   ))   ((   ))   ((   ))   ((   ))
               -/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"---/-"---"--



  Three French Hens

                      (\  }\   (\  }\   (\  }\
                     (  \_('> (  \_('> (  \_('>
                     (__(=_)  (__(=_)  (__(=_)
                        -"=      -"=       -"=


  Two Turtle Doves
                             _          _
                            <')_,/     <') ,/
                            (_==/      (_==/
                             ='-        ='-



  And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
                              _
                             ('>
                             /))@@@@@
                            /@"@@@@@()@
                           @@()@@()@@@@
                           @@@O@@@@()@@@
                           @()@@\@@@()@@
                            @()@||@@@@@
                              @@||@@@
                                ||
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


  SEASONS GREETINGS                                _.._
                        \  _  /                  .::o:::::.
                         (\o/)                  .:::'''':o:.
                     ---  / \  ---              :o:_    _:::
                          >*<                   `:}_>()<_{:'
                         >0<@<             @      `'//\\'`      @
                        >>>@<<*          @ #       //  \\       # @
                       >@>*<0<<<       __#_#______/'____'\______#_#__
                      >*>>@<<<@<<     [______________________________]
                     >@>>0<<<*<<@<     |=3D_- .-/\ /\ /\ /\--.--=3D=|
                    >*>>0<<@<<<@<<<    |-_=3D | \ \\ \\ \\ \ |=3D_- |
                   >@>>*<<@<>*<<0<*<   |_=3D-=3D| / // // // |--=3D=|
     \*/          >0>>*<<@<>0><<*<@<<  |=3D_- |`-'`-'`-'`-'  |_-==3D|
  __\\U//___     >*>>@><0<<*>>@><*<0<< | =3D_-| o          o |=3D_- |
  \\ | | \\|    >@>>0<*<<0>>@<<0<<<*<@<|=3D_- | !     (    ! | =3D_-|
   \\| | _(UU)_ >((*))_>0><*<0><@<<<0<*<-,-=3D| !    ).    ! |--=3D=|
  \ \| || / //||.*.*.*.|>>@<<*<<@>><0<<<((=3D_| ! __(:')__ ! |-3D=--|
  \\_|_|&&_// ||*.*.*.*|_\\db//__     (\_/)-|/^\=3D^=3D^^=3D^=3D/^\| =
  """|'.'.'.|~~|.*.*.*|     ____|_   =3D('Y')=3D//,------------.
     |'.'.'.|   ^^^^^^|____|>>>>>>|  ( ~~~ )/(((((((())))))))
     ~~~~~~~~         '""""`------'  `w---w`  `------------'