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From: Michael Schierl <schierlm-usenet@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: Ascii-Art Secrets #1
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CJRandall <colin@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Ascii-Art Secrets #1 :-
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> !t hon cgu L6gq fy!z bl6gz6 qou.f a!^6 fy6 agw6 gmghi      
> ! m!zy fo w6zz m!fy fy6 y6gqz ot g t6m fLoll!zy u6mcow6Lz` 
>
> fo gll fy6 aooq tolkz y6L6:-                               
> fy!z !z g L6dn6zf fygf toL fy6 u6xf z6^6u qghz gll bozf!uaz
> gL6 6ucLhbf6q !u fy!z zb6c!gl gzc!!-gLf toLwgf zo fygf fy6h
> cgu.f L6gq onL cou^6Lzgf!ouz' fynz zfgL^!ua fy6w ot fy6    
> gP!l!fh fo zf!L nb tlgw!ua fLonPl6 guq fo q6wouzfLgf6 fo   
> fy6w fygf fy6h ~gL6~ cln6l6zz u6mP!6z myo fy!uk fy6h kuom  
> !f gll`                                                    
>                                                           
> fy6 oulh 6xc6bf!ouz m!ll P6 toL a6un!u6 b6obl6 fygf gzk toL
> gLf oL !utoLwgf!ou`                                        
>                                                           
> jo!u !u oL uof !z nb fo hon ''' mygf6^6L

i hacked around in emacs's decipher mode for about half an hour and
did not get it to look fine... (yes I understood the text - tried
words like ASCII - not here, "the" - yes, it is here for several
times)
But then ...

I only say: Markus, you are right, Emacs is not the best program for
making ASCII art. ;-)

,-------------- [EMACS] ---------------
|
| ( ABCD6FGHIJKLMNOPQ!.TU^WXYZ   -*-decipher-*-
| ) gpcqetay jklwuobdi'fnvmxhs
| 
| 
|replacements: 
| :6-E
| :!-R
| :.-S
| :^-V
| 
| 
| 
| :RT HON CGU LEGQ FYRZ BLEGZE QOUSF ARVE FYE AGWE GMGHI      
| >if you can lead this please don t give the game away
| :R MRZY FO WEZZ MRFY FYE YEGQZ OT G TEM FLOLLRZY UEMCOWELZ` 
| >i wish to mess with the heads of a few tlollish newcomels
| 
| :FO GLL FYE AOOQ TOLKZ YELE:-                               
| >to all the good folks hele
| :FYRZ RZ G LEDNEZF FYGF TOL FYE UEXF ZEVEU QGHZ GLL BOZFRUAZ
| >this is a lequest that fol the next seven days all postings
| :GLE EUCLHBFEQ RU FYRZ ZBECRGL GZCRR-GLF TOLWGF ZO FYGF FYEH
| >ale enclypted in this special ascii alt folmat so that they
| :CGUSF LEGQ ONL COUVELZGFROUZ' FYNZ ZFGLVRUA FYEW OT FYE    
| >can t lead oul convelsations  thus stalving them of the
| :GPRLRFH FO ZFRL NB TLGWRUA FLONPLE GUQ FO QEWOUZFLGFE FO   
| >ability to stil up flaming tlouble and to demonstlate to
| :FYEW FYGF FYEH ~GLE~ CLNELEZZ UEMPREZ MYO FYRUK FYEH KUOM  
| >them that they  ale  clueless newbies who think they know
| :RF GLL`                                                    
| >it all
| 
| :FYE OULH EXCEBFROUZ MRLL PE TOL AEUNRUE BEOBLE FYGF GZK TOL
| >the only exceptions will be fol genuine people that ask fol
| :GLF OL RUTOLWGFROU`                                        
| >alt ol infolmation
| 
| :JORU RU OL UOF RZ NB FO HON ''' MYGFEVEL
| >join in ol not is up to you     whatevel
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