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From: nveilleu@emr1.emr.ca (Normand Veilleux)
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Subject: LINE:  A Marvellous Hug
Date: 8 Jul 1994 00:32:03 -0500
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A while back Tua Xiong posted the following couple.  I believe he
said they were dancing:


          ,;;;;;;;,
         ;;;;;;;;;;;,
        ;;;;;'_____;'
        ;;;(/))))|((\
        _;;((((((|))))
       / |_\\\\\\\\\\\\
  .--~(  \ ~))))))))))))
 /     \  `\-(((((((((((\\
 |    | `\   ) |\       /|)
  |    |  `. _/  \_____/ |
   |    , `\~            /
    |    \  \           /
   | `.   `\|          /
   |   ~-   `\        /
    \____~._/~ -_,   (\
     |-----|\   \    ';;
    |      | :;;;'     \
   |  /    |            |    Tua
   |       |            |   Xiong
    |      `.           /


I tried to modify the picture to get a hug out of it.  So with a
lot of diddling I managed to turn it into this:


        ,;;;;;,
       ;;;;;;;;;
      ;;;;'''''';
      ;;C  /))))\
    /'`;| (((((((|
   (  (_|( |))))))
  ,(   \  \(((((((|
  ( \   `._)))))))),_
  |  \    \`\`""""' |)
  )\  `\   ) \_____/_|
  | \   `\'    _.,-' |
  |  \    \.,-'   _./ |
  |   \      _.-''  |  ;
   \___\__.-'       ;  )
    |----|   _.--,;'   ;
   ,'  , | (     __.,-'
   | ,' ,'  `""''   `.
   |    ;            )
   `,   (            )
    |   (           ,'   Normand Veilleux
    |   |           (    based on work by
    |   |           |       Tua Xiong
    |   |           |
    |   |___________|
    |   |      |    |


It looks more like they're kissing _and_ hugging, though.  Oh well! 
Can't blame them a bit.  :-)  After some reengineering, I managed
to turn the previous picture into a wonderful hug:  full of warmth
and cosiness.  See for yourself:


        ,;;;;;,
       ,;;;;;;;;,
       ;;;'____ ;
       ;;;(\\\\\;
       `/'((||||| 
    ___<  C))|||| 
  ,'    \__(((||), 
  |    \  _)))))))\,_
 /|    |/"\`\`""""' |)
;  \    \  ) \_____/_|
|  |\    \'    _.,-' |
|  ' \    \.,-'   _./ |
(  _,-\      _.-''  |  ;
 "'|___\__.-'       ;  )
    |----|   _.--,;'   ;
   ,'  , | (     __.,-'
   | ,' ,'  `""''   `.
   |    ;            )
   `,   (            )
    |   (           ,'   Normand Veilleux
    |   |           (    based on work by
    |   |           |       Tua Xiong
    |   |           |
    |   |___________|
    |   |      |    |


May a special someone always be close to your heart...