Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 25 Apr 1996.
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alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 25 Apr 1996 - 1 May 1996
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mul...@gate.net (Allen Mullen) writes:
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Gifscii, am I right?
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Allen Mullen <mul...@gate.net> wrote:
Shucks, I was hoping for Virginia Woolf.
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