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From: "Ralph M�ritz" <ralph@work.co.za>
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Subject: re: re[request] original ascii artwork
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>What about something like this:
>
>               Three::rings
>          for:::the::Elven-Kings
>       under:the:sky,:Seven:for:the
>     Dwarf-Lords::in::their::halls:of
>    stone,:Nine             for:Mortal
>   :::Men:::     ________     doomed::to
>  die.:One   _,-'...:... `-.    for:::the
> ::Dark::  ,- .:::::::::::. `.   Lord::on
>his:dark ,'  .:::::zzz:::::.  `.  :throne:
>In:::the/    ::::dMMMMMb::::    \ Land::of
>:Mordor:\    ::::dMMmgJP::::    / :where::
>::the::: '.  '::::YMMMP::::'  ,'  Shadows:
>lie.::One  `. ``:::::::::'' ,'    Ring::to
> ::rule::    `-._```:'''_,-'     ::them::
>  all,::One      `-----'        ring::to
>   ::find:::                  them,:One
>    Ring:::::to            bring::them
>      all::and::in:the:darkness:bind
>        them:In:the:Land:of:Mordor
>           where:::the::Shadows
>                :::lie.:::
>
>or that:
>
>               Three..rings
>          for...the..Elven-Kings
>       under.the.sky,.Seven.for.the
>     Dwarf-Lords..in..their..halls.of
>    stone,.Nine             for.Mortal
>   ...Men...     ________     doomed..to
>  die..One   _,-'::::::: `-.    for...the
> ..Dark..  ,- ::::::::::::: `.   Lord..on
>his.dark ,'  ::::::zzz::::::  `.  .throne.
>In...the/    ::::dMMMMMb::::    \ Land..of
>.Mordor.\    ::::dMMmgJP::::    / .where..
>..the... '.  '::::YMMMP::::'  ,'  Shadows.
>lie...One  `. ``:::::::::'' ,'    Ring..to
> ..rule..    `-._```:'''_,-'     ..them..
>  all,..One      `-----'        ring..to
>   ..find...                  them,.One
>    Ring.....to            bring..them
>      all..and..in.the.darkness.bind
>        them.In.the.Land.of.Mordor
>           where...the..Shadows
>                ....lie....
>
>I am not an ascii artist, but I had this idea some weeks ago. Diddles
>are welcome.
>
>Markus (mgJ)
>--
> \-/         http://www.jave.de    O_< Get JavE now!    \-/
>J|a|v|E                           /|                   J|a|v|E
> /-\      Ascii-Art for eyeryone  / \   - for free!     /-\

I was thinking along the same lines except to have the ring made up of 
other uniform ascii chars, and include the poem beneath. Also the eye is 
reptillian, and there are flames surrounding the ring. I think this is 
probably a difficult picture to draw.

Thanks Markus!
Ralph M�ritz 
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