X-Google-Language: ESPERANTO,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7b3935df1317f82d,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-24 17:36:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!supernews.com!newsfeed.online.be!newsfeed.esat.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!peer.news.eu-x.com!server2.netnews.ja.net!sernt7.essex.ac.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.48.229.251 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 01:06:01 -0000 Message-ID: Sender: "Atkins, Martin G" From: "Martin Atkins" Subject: Repost: alt.ascii-art Christmas 1999 Lines: 490 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:12747 (Note: leftmost column has been tinkered with because I'm unfortunately posting with Outlook Express these days.) _ | | o o __, | |_|_ __, , __ __, ,_ _|_ / | |/ | / | / \_/ | |-----/ | / | | \_/|_/|__/|_/o\_/|_/ \/ \___/|_/|_/ \_/|_/ |_/|_/ ___ _ , __ __ __ / (_)| | o /|/ |/ |/ | | | | ,_ , _|_ _ _ _ __, , |\_/|\_/|\_/| | |/ \ / | | / \_| / |/ |/ | / | / \_ | | | | \___/| |_/ |_/|_/ \/ |_/ | | |_/\_/|_/ \/ | | | | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , * * * ' * * / \ * ` ' * * * * ' ' * * \`/ * * * * | * * mmmmm * * * * * |, | * | , | * * * |, | * * * | | * * * * | | * * * * | | ** * * ** | | ** * * * * * * | | * * * * * * / \ * * * * ------- * * * * * | | * * * * * * * |_| * * * * * * * * ` * * * * * * * * ' * `. 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