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From: Elizabeth.Mccoy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Elizabeth Mccoy)
Subject: Re: DW Ideas
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:51:35 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.020900.29338@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mblaser@nyx.cs.du.edu (mike blaser) writes:
>
>Question: When it comes to writing a book for the first time (if you can 
>remember that far back) how does one get around the apathy aspect?  
>[snip]
>How can a wannabe writer pluck up the _courage_
>to start jotting things onto paper?

Sheer rank optimism. Or maybe overconfidence. Or you want to write
something down becaue *you* like the idea, and don't want to forget it
and since you've written it down anyway, you might as well see if
someone else likes it enough to publish it....

Or you get one short-short right, and sell it to a real live anthology,
and then you empathize a lot with Rincewind because you *know* that
you're a Real Author, but you only had one story.... *sigh*
(Starts drawing stick figures of authors in spilled beer on the table)

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
Subject: Re: DW setting and typoes
From: richard@nacjack.gen.nz (Richard Vowles)
Date: 31 Jul 92 8:28:25 GMT
Organization: Malleus Maleficarum - Nil Mortifi Sine Lucre


> tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett) writes:
> >Go on...tell me more about comic timing...

> Well, the most important thing is to be concise and to the point, so the
> audience is hit with the punch line before they even know it. Let me
> show it in an example:

I think the question was rhetorical.

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
From: rizzoe@FASECON.ECON.NYU.EDU (Emily Rizzo)
Subject: Re: Alligator Sandwich
Organization: New York University
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 13:47:35 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.120152.13561@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> pm3_norr@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (Paul Norris) writes:
Paul Norris writes:

>Man walks into a sandwich bar.  There's a notice saying "We sell all kinds of 
>sandwiches"  (play it out a bit with dialogue - then)

>"OK, get me an alligator sandwich - and make it snappy!"

Shouldn't the proper retort be, "Sorry, we're all out of bread" (from 
"Dark Side of the Sun" when the drosk asked for his grandmother on a 
sandwich).

Emily 
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
From: tdc1004@dircon.co.uk (Barry Freeman)
Subject: Re: Upcoming Stuff 
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:34:43 GMT


Terry,
 
Do you intend to do any more stuff like Good Omens? I mean, 
collaborations with Neil G. ?
 
BAzz
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From: js138@cus.cam.ac.uk (John Sloan)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
Subject: Re: Reepor Man
Date: 23 Jul 92 16:56:54 GMT
Organization: U of Cambridge, England

The choice of 'Reaper Man' as a title hasn't anything to do with the film
'Repo Man' by any chance?

Merely curious.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
From: tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett)
Subject: DW setting and typoes                   
Cc: tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk
Reply-To: tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 22:36:17 +0000

Rede it and weeb.  You think publishers LIKE work on disc?  I know from my
own experience, and via the Society of Authors, that this not not the case.
I've twice had books set from disc by Gollancz, and it seemed to work, but
the whole thing was very much an experiment on their part.  They _prefer_
paper.  It's different with Corgi -- I'm easing into disc setting with them,
but the only thing they have to set direct are the children's books, since DW
books have already gone through the process with Gollancz.  Why doesn't Roc
do some kind of similar deal with the tapes?  But that'd be too_logical_...

I know about the MP thing.  That's a particulary type of ghastly typo,
though; the thing no-one checks because, well, how can it be wrong?
(Collectors!  See how many printings of TLF you can find that, on the
copyright notice page or some similar daft place, are by Terry Pratchess. And
UK people who picked up the free TP sampler last year...count the errors in
eight pages...everyone thought everyone else was checking, and they were
practically enemy action, some of those typoes).  But this happened with
Corgi, who normally take pains to get it right.

Total different thing: you might also enjoy the latest edition of Bill and
Ted's comic -- the one with Death working in the fast food joint, and the new
Death called Morty...the ideas just FLOW, it's amazing....


Terry
From: uhschreg@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Ulrich Schreglmann)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
Subject: Re: DW Ideas
Date: 27 Jul 92 15:16:31 GMT
Organization: Student Pool, CSD, University of Erlangen, Germany

tpratchett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Terry Pratchett) writes:

>Why am I spending so much time doing this?  It must be because the first
>draft of Johnny and the Dead is nearly finished.

Yeah, and because you need us fans as much as the gods need their be-
lievers. No matter how dumb we are. Har har har!
*inferiority complex suddenly giving in to an immense feeling of power*

>I suppose, to be honest, I don't like people giving me ideas because
>1) what the hell, they should be writing their own books and

I'd love to, but the only person who seems to appreciate my humor is my
mother* (and those who want to borrow money from me).

>2) ideas are 5% of the effort anyway and
>3) I got lots.  What I need is TIME.  Now, if anyone would like to say, 'yo,
>Terry, here's three months I wasn't doing anything with'...now, THAT I'd
>like.

What say if you supplied the ideas and we wrote the books, eh?
That would about correspond to your request.

* Where it doesn't involve dry ice in the microwave or vanishing ink**
  in the iron.
** Some vanishing ink doesn't quite vanish after you heated it. Did you
   know that?


May the Cool be with You!

(C)OOL mcmxcii
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett,talk.bizarre
From: uhschreg@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Ulrich Schreglmann)
Subject: Re: You geeks
Organization: Student Pool, CSD, University of Erlangen, Germany
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 07:51:41 GMT

rone@chort.usc.edu (Ron Echeverri) writes:

>I wanted to clear: i did not post this article.  It is a forge.

Uh oh! Erm, well, I'll try to whistle my hit men back in time, but you
better take care while crossing the street, leaning over window-sills,
etc.


May the Cool be with You!

(C)OOL mcmxcii
Xref: sparky alt.fan.pratchett:1252 misc.test:9100 talk.bizarre:23867
From: bradfiel@phakt.usc.edu (The B-field)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett,misc.test,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: You geeks
Date: 29 Jul 92 21:13:06 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: phakt.usc.edu

>In article <p2o4otUYGjkl@alcor.usc.edu> rone@skat.usc.edu (5150) writes:
>>I've been looking through this group and I've gotta say, what a bunch of
>>geeks you guys are. You spend all your time ass-licking this Pratchet guy
>
>>Ron Echeverri                     |
>>echeverr@chaph.usc.edu            |       "I don't THINK so."
>>rone@skat.usc.edu                 |                 - Homey The Clown
>>flames: nobody@usc.edu            |

I have to say that I am embarrassed for two reasons by this guy's post.

First, that he is from USC, where, I assure you, we are not all immature, 
judgemental children with nothing better to do than provoke people who
are minding their own business.  a.f.t-p has always impressed me for 
refusing to degenerate into mindless flame-wars like some other groups
who shall remain nameless. :-)

Second, because I am a Rush fan and for their name to be attached to such
drivel is near blasphemy. ;-)

Well, he's had his say so let's just ignore him and keep up the IQ level
of the Internet.

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From: neilb@scs.leeds.ac.uk (Neil Bowers)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: Re: box width
Date: 27 Jul 92 16:10:10 GMT
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies

In comp.windows.x, gemmerle@loria.fr (Gemmerle Didier) signs:
> [post all but deleted]
>
>doudou
>
>*********************************************************************
>*      _        Didier GEMMERLE                 CRIN / CNRS - INRIA *
>* _^__/ \___    email: gemmerle@loria.fr           tel: 83.91.20.00 *
>* \_     * /                                            number 3025 *
>*   \ Nancy     POST  :                 CRIN-INRIA                  *
>*   /     !            Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Nancy *
>*  /__   __\                              BP 239                    *
>*     \_/                54506 Vandoeuvre les Nancy Cedex,  FRANCE  *
>*********************************************************************

First Pass:	An ascii France for the world map.  The rest of the sig
		looks like it was pinned on a wall, and various character
		strings thrown at it.  The ones that stuck were left
		where they hit.

Second Pass:	Who is Nancy, and why should we care where she lives?!
		My french is not so hot these days (was it ever?),
		but I have a feeling that the bottom line is some sort
		of boast, referring to his sexual prowess with Nancy.
		Tacky.

Third Pass:	a mysterious telnet address, up in the right corner.

			telnet> open 83.91.20.00 3025
			Trying 83.91.20.0 ...
			telnet: connect: Network is unreachable

		Am I doing something wrong?  Perhaps there are some clues
		in the rest of the sig...?  What is the code above the
		telnet address?

Fourth Pass:	Seemingly innocuous, there was a vitally important clue
		before the sig --- "doudou", a snippet of a longer theme
		tune:
			doudou doudou

It all starts to fall into place.

I know where the rabbit is buried!  Ha ha ha!

--
Neil Bowers
neilb@asylum.leeds.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: fxsdb@acad3.alaska.edu (Scott D. Berry)
Subject: Re: Real men play with 5's (HIPSHOT)
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:44:26 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.182907.2748@sj.nec.com>, bigdave@texas.tdd.sj.nec.com (David Sweeney  x2987) writes:
> In alt.guitar.bass, B!FF JR. {aka noah@Cadence.COM (Noah Ruiz)} writes:
>> [all of Noah's stream-of-consciousness prose included for shock value]
>>
>> [discussion about 4 string vs. 5 string basses deleted]
>>
>> [...along with the rest of the article]
>> [...except for this line, which I just couldn't bring myself to delete.]
>>and have a killer day!!!!
>>
>>\\\\\\\\\ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>> ***'`*** |                                                           |
>> {O}<>{O} | There comes a time when one needs to state his own opinion|
>> (  \/  ) | which has nothing to do with my employer!!                |
>>  \ `' /  |                                                           |
>>   \~~/   | EVERYBODYS FREE TO FEEL GOOD...Rozalla    noah@cadence.com| 
>>    \/    @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>>
> 
> Dear God.  I almost let this one pass, but that disclaimer is scary.
> And the barphic of Truman Capote is pretty awful as well.  Or is that
> Frank Zappa?  Dan Quayle?

Capote?  Are you sure it's not a turnip?  That's what happens when you don't
use ZipLock (tm) Freezer Bags, with the gripper zipper.

> Dave "!!!" Sweeney
> bigdave@tdd.sj.nec.com
   -Scott (fxsdb@acad3.alaska.edu)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: daniel@csunb0.dcs.leeds.ac.uk (D N Crow)
Subject: Re: Where to find funny names
Organization: School of Computer Studies, University of Leeds
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 09:34:57 GMT
X-Posted-From: csgi63.leeds.ac.uk
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In rec.humor and alt.comedy.british article
<steinber.71.712572994@cc.und.ac.za>, steinber@cc.und.ac.za (Michael 
Steinberg) writes:
>  ______________________  __________________________________
> /                      \/                                  \
> | Michael Steinberg     |  [27] 31 8161137                  |
> | University of Natal   |                                   |
> | Durban,South Africa   |  steinber@cc.und.ac.za            |
> \______________________/\__________________________________/
> 
> *   *   **   ***  **  *
> **  *  *  *   *  *  * *
> * * *  ****   *  **** *
> *   *  *  *   *  *  * ****
> The     Last     Outpost

Is that pre-natal or post-natal then? I guess from the "slogan" beneath
that its probably post. Another South Afrikaan .sig for the collection.

Methinks this one may be one to add to the afw "politically dubious"
file, though I'm not enough up on Boer politics to know if this last
outpost crap is really the "white homeland" that some of the nazis
(sorry, that should read "peace loving white homesteaders") out there
want...

-- 
Dan Crow
daniel@scs.leeds.ac.uk
From: rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: Re: FurryMUCK again
Date: 21 Jul 92 21:58:11 GMT
Organization: Bandwith Wasters for a Better Future

friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Noah Friedman) writes:

>In article <BrHHGx.2s1@acsu.buffalo.edu> fly@acsu.buffalo.edu (Paul D. Fly) wri
tes:
>>In article <01GM9CP3F9WG8WW69B@SNYOSWVA.BITNET> IAEXP000@BLURT.OSWEGO.EDU
>>   lovingly gives us:
>>>      ____________
>>>   ,-/___________/-----,                  Marc Hart
>>>  ,--|          |-----;               (and you're not)
>>>  |__|  A C M E |____/            iaexp000@blurt.oswego.edu
>>>     |__________|/        -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>>>     ,---|__|/----,       "America has gone to hell because of Ren
>>>    /____________/|         and Stimpy and somebody ought to do
>>>    |___________|/            something about it!" - John K.

>   The interesting thing here is that I can't tell if that's supposed to be
>an anvil or Acme's version of Alladin's Lamp.

Does it really matter? The perspective is fatally ruined in both cases.
--
Note to those who posts about notes: I know the posting above proves
that I'm clueless, so don't post or email me telling me that. I will
not believe you.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: fxsdb@acad3.alaska.edu (Scott D. Berry)
Subject: Re: touch the screen, spot the culprit game
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 10:53:29 GMT

In article <Bs66op.6pL@ecf.toronto.edu>, bansal@skule.ecf.toronto.edu writes:
> [...]
> --
> poor ascii grafic, ignore
> 
>                         
>                     () ()
>                     *  * 
>                     \~ /          <-- rabbit!      
>                 ,___/__\_""__, 
>                    |     |                                 
>                    |_____|
>                    

Now again (sorry), with the spelling error corrected.

> [...]
> --
> poor ascii grafic, ignore
> 
>                         
>                     () ()
>                     *  * 
>                     \~ /          <-- warlord bait!
>                 ,___/__\_""__, 
>                    |     |                                 
>                    |_____|
>                    

p.s.  I don't _think_ that it's New Zealand.  Maybe it's a rose.
   -Scott
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: daniel@csunb0.dcs.leeds.ac.uk (D N Crow)
Subject: Re: TIG welding
Organization: School of Computer Studies, University of Leeds
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:04:28 GMT
X-Posted-From: csgi63.leeds.ac.uk
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In alt.autos.antique article <1992Jul21.181926.15487@sierra.com>, vcook@sierra.com (Victor Cook) writes:
> 
> 
> -- 
>  
> \\\\\\\\                            Sierra Geophysics, Inc.      >>
>      >>>>   \/ | <   < () () |<     vcook@sierra.COM   -or-  ====>>>>
> ////////                            uunet!sgihbtn!vcook          >>

Watcha bet his friends call him "20"?

-- 
Dan Crow
daniel@scs.leeds.ac.uk
From: meachem@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Meach)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: A True Classic!
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:26:33 GMT
Organization: UB

In rec.humor, <1992Jul22.165716.20256@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, 
adya@quark.lcs.mit.edu (Atul Adya) hemi-semi-demi signs:

> --
>
>
>		   __           _      __
> 		 /  ) _/_     //     /  )   /

Sheesh!  Should have *known* it would be tabbed!

So clean, so clear, so free of useless information... makes me want to leave
a nice long trail of hanging 'A's...  Let's see... is it the "up arrow" key...

Since it would be a sacrilege to clutter up all that lovely negative space,
how about a friendly game of NAAAAAAAME THAAAAAAT FONT!

--jm
meach@clone.twin.scapegoat      |    The Meach made me do it!
From: neilb@scs.leeds.ac.uk (Neil Bowers)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: Re: Before SF3
Date: 31 Jul 92 13:46:23 GMT
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies

hamzy@cse.fau.edu (Mark Hamzy) asked:

>5 words: What the hell is that?

                                       __________     __________
                                      /          \   /          \
                                     /            \ /            \
                                     |        @@  | |   /\       |
                                    /\        @@  / \            /\
                                   /  \ _________/   \__________/  \
           |^^^^^^|               /                                 \
           |      |              (    O                         O    )
           |      |               \    \_                     _/    /
           | (o)(o)                \_   ---------------------   _/
          @      _)                  ----___________________---- __-->
           | ,___|                  /   / =  =  |\ /| =  =  =\       >
           |   /                  /    /  =  =  |/ \| =  =  = \ __-- >
          /____\                /     /=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =  \

   This is bigdave			This is bigdave on usenet

			Any questions?
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: rsholmes@rodan.syr.EDU (Rich Holmes)
Subject: Re: The U.S.A. is being let down
In-reply-to: ac463@yfn.ysu.edu's message of Sun, 26 Jul 1992 05:56:24 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 23:38:10 EDT

In article <1992Jul26.055624.5411@news.ysu.edu> ac463@yfn.ysu.edu (Rich Yauman) writes:

>-- 
> Rich Yauman ac463@yfn.ysu.edu  /  Only AMIGA USERS make it possible  /
>------------------------------ /              ^^^^^                  /
>If at first you don't succeed /_____________________________________/
>Force it. If it breaks, it needed replaced anyway. -a Murphy's Law /

Speaking of things that need replacing...

Such economy of means, though. The 4-line limit inspired him to take
two completely separate quotes:

  "If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. There's no
sense being an ass about it."

and

  "If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway."

and combine them into one nearly coherent thought. But he could have
gone further. Hark:

>-- 
> Rich Yauman ac463@yfn.ysu.edu  /  Only AMIGA USERS don't succeed     /
>------------------------------ /    and need replacing.              /
>                              /_____________________________________/

Much nicer. Now if he'd just change his first name.

--
Inspected by number 23
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no>
Organization: Naggum Software, Oslo, Norway
Date: 22 Jul 1992 02:46:22 +0200
Subject: [comp.mail.headers] Re: How can I get bang addresses to become user@foo.bar

Max Lanfranconi - R and D <lanfranc@bpb.it> signs:
|
|   *******************************************************************************
|   *  Massimo Lanfranconi              Internet:  lanfranc@bpb.it                *
|   *  Organizzazione e S.I.  R & D     UUnet:     ...!uunet!bpb!lanfranc         *
|   *  Banca Popolare di Bergamo        Telephone: +39 35 392 527                 *
|   *  Piazza V. Veneto 8               Fax:       +39 35 392 133                 *
|   *  I-24100 Bergamo ITALY            Telex:     300410 BPBDIR                  *
|   *			                                                      *
|   *         I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.            *
|   *                          					Anonymous     *
|   *******************************************************************************

Great stuff.  Tab damage, secret 80 column club, yucky border, a real,
live Telex address (like anybody else has those these days) and a quote
which should have been attributed to the signature itself, thinking back
to the days when it was a fledgling four lines and contained only useful
information, not labeled as such.

</Erik>
--
Telex: it isn't fiften hundred times slower than e-mail
From: ewhac@ntg.com (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: Re: BIGGIE! Make big text...the *easy* way!
Keywords: splunge!
Date: 31 Jul 92 19:06:40 GMT
Organization: Politically Incorrect Software, Ltd.

[ Big shar file deleted. ]

	Loved the variable names, d00d.  Did you use them the Manly Way,
keeping track of them in your head; or did you wimp out and use global
substitution after the program was finished?

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
Leo L. Schwab -- The Guy in The Cape                    ewhac@ntg.com
 \_ -_          Recumbent Bikes:                ..or..  ewhac@well.sf.ca.us
O----^o       The Only Way To Fly.                     (pronounced "EH-wack")
"Work FOR?  I don't work FOR anybody!  I'm just having fun."  -- The Doctor
From: dean@cs.adelaide.edu.au (Dean Engelhardt)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.warlord
Subject: Re: Name this song (Part 2)
Date: 29 Jul 92 00:23:43 GMT
Reply-To: dean@cs.adelaide.edu.au
Organization: University of Adelaide, South Australia.

In article <1992Jul28.112436.12522@phillip.edu.au>, 
   t9014155@phillip.edu.au (T-BONE) signs in 80 column glory:

\begin {ASCII monstrosity}
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"                                             "       _	   THE BAT    _       "
|   ________    ______________  ___________   |      __:_           _:__      |
"  (___  ___)  |      )  \    )(   )   ____)  "    ./::::\  .^-^.  /::::\.    "
|     |  | ___ | |)  /    \   \|  |   (__     |   /::::::::v'   `v::::::::\   |
"     |  |(___)|    <  ()  )   \  |    __)    " ./::::::::::|   |::::::::::\. "
|     |  |     | |)  \    /  |\   |   (____   | |:::/^\:/^\:/\ /\:/^\:/^\:::| |
"     |__|     |______)__/___)(____)_______)  "  V     V      V      V     V  "
|                                             |                               |
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"     t9014155@phillip.edu.au                 "tbone@arcadia.mc.phillip.edu.au"
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
\end {ASCII monstrosity}
 

 It constantly amazes me how net.weenies pick the lamest of handles for
themselves ... I mean would YOU want to be named after a cut of meat?

 Besides, that's got to be one of the worst borders I've seen for quite
some time, and I still can't figure out why on earth he's written "THE BAT"
above what is almost certainly the worst ASCII map of Australia I've _EVER_
seen.

 Keep this kind of stuff off the net ...

 T-Bonehead!


 Dean. 

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Dean Engelhardt          | "He digs deepest who deepest digs."
dean@cs.adelaide.edu.au  |     -- Roger Woddis, 'Meaningless Proverbs'
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