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' .::HHH :: Advice: ::: `H TH::. `!' .::HT H' ::: If you happen upon ::.. `THHH:`: :':HHHT' ..:: the skull of a `:: `T: `. .' :T' ::' dragon. `:. . : : . .:' Leave that place `::' `::' quickly. :' .`. . .'. `: For whatever :' ::. .:: `: killed it, may :' `::: :::' `: still be around. `. `` '' .' --Thieves Proverb :`...........': ` :`. .': ' `: `"""' :' ### ### ### ##| "Dark Ship of the Dragon" ###. ###. ###. ##|. `### `### `### `##| It is not know by whom ### ### ### ##| ; `. it was originaly owned, ###. ###. ###. ##|. :: :. but many years have gone `### `### `### `##| `.`----`: by. No one can remember ###. ###. ###. ##|. /~``, ; ever having seen a crew . `###. `###. `###. `##|. / \ `. : aboard her. It is known # `### `### `### `##| / ' `. `. though, that any who #. ###. ###. ###. ##| / (\ `. `. board her, will surely ## `### `###__----~~~~' / :^\ `\`\`. `. die. Even worse shall ----~~~~~~~ / : \`\ `}''} happen to any who try / : : \`||||; rid the world of her. _____________________--` : : Beware. If you see --------~~~~~~~~~ --- : : her, steer clear and Art by : : run for fear of being ---- Snafu ; : caught by the Dark Ship ______ -- .' ; of the Dragon. .' .' /(_./(./(_./(./(_/(_./(_./(_./(/(_:/(_./(_./(/(_./(_./(/(_./(_./(_./(_/(_./( ____ <\ /> ____ /. / >_ \ / _< \ .\ / : | | : \ / : :| {<0\./0>} |: : \ /. : :\ \ ) ( / /: : . \ | . . : \ ~(o:o)~ / : . . | | . . . \ {!^!} / . . . | | . . . \ | \_/ | / . . . | | . . . \/ \/ . . . | | . ** Why do you wander? I am the center.** . | | . **I am the yes in the silence of no.** . | | .** I am your laughter. I am your mirror.** | \ ` **Do not deny me. I am your I.** ' / \` . / \ / \ . '/ \{ -=*>Kaeryn<*=- }/ \ \ \ / _____ \ | / \ \ / / \____/ _ _ ,/ \, _________{( *KAERYN* })_________ /.-------./\\ //\.-------.\ //@@@@@@@//@@\\ ) ( //@@\\@@@@@@@\\ //@@@@@@@//@@@@>>/ \<<@@@@\\@@@@@@@\\ //O@O@O@O//@O@O// \\O@O@\\O@O@O@O\\ //OOOOOOOO//OOOO|| \ / ||OOOO\\OOOOOOOO\\ //O%O%O%O%//O%O%O%\\ ))(( //%O%O%O\\%O%O%O%O\\ ||%%%%%%%%//' `%%%%\\ // \\ //%%%%' `\\%%%%%%%|| ((%%%%%%%(( %%%%%\\ (( )) //%%%%% ))%%%%%%)) \:::' `::\\ `:::::\\ \)~~(/ //:::::' //::' `:::/ )' `;)' (` ` \\ `<@ @>' / / ' ') `(;' `( ( \`\ )^^( / / ) _ ) \\oo/ ( (@) \ `' / _ |-|\__________________\__^__<________oOo__________ (@) | | VVV \|-| |-| Flying forever.. towards Midnight Horizons. |-| |_|\_____________________________________________ | | (@) / ,/ \_____/ \\ ~\/~ `\|-| ~ ___//^~ \____/\\ (@) <<< \ __ <____/|| ~ < \ <___/|| || <___// \ \/__// ~----~ . , . ,`o--Y ____.....------.' .,' ,,~'' `,------.....____ ''''` `---.:: ,': ; ,' ;`. ;;.---' '```` ` `:__`-._ `.`., _,-'__;' ' Art by: ` ` ---`---'`'`---'---' ' john_vander_zwaag___________ \`--'/`,,___________ ``` ''' . . |\-=-/| /| |O _ O| |\ /' \ \_^-^_/ / `\ /' \-/ ~ \-/ `\ | /\\ //\ | +-------\|\|\/-""-""-\/|/|/-------+---------------------------------------+ _ // _ // ,-'_`----,_ // ( _~d~~_/ '~-----, // (_<_~~~~_,----===' // __ / ~~~~=--~~~~ // / \ | /~~ // \_ | \ \ // (_ | \ \_ // L| \_ \_ // || \_ \_ // _____U \_ \_ // | __ \ \_ \_ // | \_\_| \_ \// |______| \_ //_ |_______\ // \ | | \ //\ \ | | \-_ // | \ | '-,_ / / ,-______// |__ \ \---- '-/_/ /||||_ ~),- ~--\ ~\_ /-/_'~~~/\_)/_/ ~\ _ \_ / / /~~/ /-__ `-/_ , | _/ ),--, \_/ / | / // -,__ `/_ | | / ',-, |,_ \_/ / / // / \ \// | / _) )-~~( |/ /_Z--_/_ / `/ | / _~) /~ -`--/ /~ \ \ ~-/ | | / ' ~,,--, ( / /`\__\_--~~~ | \| / ) / /~~ _/ \_ / _/ / \ _/ \ | // / | _/ `-__/ |// / /_- `--,__/ / / __-- _-' / / __-- _-' / / __-- _-' / / __-- --___ _-' ___-/ /-- ~~~---__`--,___ _/ __/,--/ /,--,--_____ _~`-----'-----, ,-~ __,- _//_/ //__/__/_/_/_//~~~~--r-,.\ ) | / _/~,/ / / ~~~~~~~~`-`) | ( \_,| ./ ,' / / (~ o ) |_,|~|_/ / / ) _ / (_,|~|| / / |/ )/ (_// /| / / / / | | || / / |/ / | || / / / | ||/ / JOUST(TM) Ostrich and Mount (_ | ,'/ / by Greg Berigan ( `/ ||\/ August 29, 1995 \/ | \_ | \_ `_ \ ,-,\,-,`, \_\_\\\ \ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~