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On 11 Dec 2001 21:55:23 GMT, mikechat.remove@bluedwarf.spam.net (MJP) tried to
confuse everyone with this message:

>On 11 Dec 2001 15:40:12 -0600, Epitaf <epitaf_stone at hot mail dot com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>I was wondering if you could assist me.
>>I am searching for a program that will convert gif or jpg or bmp to
>>ASCII format.  I'm not looking to do this for publication but just for
>>some personal greeting cards I'd like to make for friends.
>>I have been searching for some time but have come up with nothing.
>>
>>I would really appreciate any help you could give in pointing me in
>>the right direction.

Or better:



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        .   MJP+Gr, who used Jave to rotate the hand :). Apologies to thumb which
was destroyed during this procedure...


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