\   '    o      '
                     /\ o       \  o
                   >=)'>    '   /\ '
                     \/   \   >=)'>        ~
                     /    /\    \/
              ~         >=)'>   /     .
                          \/
                          /

     ...AQUATIC CREATURES...

     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       * dolphins   * sharks
       * fish       * shells
       * lobster    * whale
       * seahorse   * swimmers (link to swimming page)
                    * mermaids (link to mythical page)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

>> dolphin (tiny)  <<  10/96
              ,
            __)\_
      (\_.-'    a`-.
 jgs  (/~~````(/~^^`


-=[ dolphin ]=-  12/96
              ,
            __)\___
        _.-'      .`-.
  jgs .'/~~```"~z/~'"`
      ^^

~ fish ~
                   ~MY AQUARIUM OF FISH~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         .               `         /
                          .    ,../...       .
          .                .  /       `\  /  .
     \    .        o         < '  )     =<
     /\  .                    \ \      /  \   .  __
   >=)'>                       `'\'"'"'         /o \/
     \/ .    /         o              /,        \__/\    .:/
     /   .  /--\ /         /         <')=<     .      ,,///;,   ,;/
           <o)  =<      . / \         \`         .   o:::::::;;///
            \__/ \       <')_=<                     >::::::::;;\\\
             \            \_/            .            ''\\\\\'' ';\
    (                      \              .   __
     )                                       <'_><          (
    (          (                ,/..          `              )
     )     (    )             <')   `=<                )    (
    (       )  (               ``\```                 (      )
_____)_____(____)______________________________________)____(_______jgs_
( some of the fish in here are my creations, 3 are not...
  from left to right- yes is my original work, no is someone elses...
         yes, no, yes, yes/yes (tie), yes, yes, no, and no)

~ more fish ~
    (my first ascii drawing was one of these fish!)

         ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^^~^~^~^~^~^~
           ~                            ~
                \   '    o      '
                /\ o       \  o
              >=)'>    '   /\ '
                \/   \   >=)'>        ~
                /    /\    \/
         ~         >=)'>   /     .
                     \/                   )
                     /                   (
                           ~          )   )
           }     ~              (    (   (
          {                      )    )   )
           }  }         .       (    (   (
          {  {               /^^^^^^^^^^^^jgs
         ^^^^^^^^^\         /
                   ^^^^^^^^^

** angel fish **  10/96

    ______
   `""-.  `````-----.....__
        `.  .      .       `-.
          :     .     .       `.
    ,     :   .    .          _ :
   : `.   :                  (@) `._
    `. `..'     .     =`-.       .__}
      ;     .        =  ~  :     .-"
    .' .'`.   .    .  =.-'  `._ .'
   : .'   :               .   .'
    '   .'  .    .     .   .-'
 jgs  .'____....----''.'=.'
      ""             .'.'
                  ''"'`

>> lobster <<   10/96

                              ,.---.
                    ,,,,     /    _ `.
                     \\\\   /      \  )
                      |||| /\/``-.__\/
                      ::::/\/_
      {{`-.__.-'(`(^^(^^^(^ 9 `.========='
     {{{{{{ { ( ( (  (   (-----:=
      {{.-'~~'-.(,(,,(,,,(__6_.'=========.
                      ::::\/\
                      |||| \/\  ,-'/\
       jgs           ////   \ `` _/  )
                    ''''     \  `   /
                              `---''

>> seahorse <<  10/96
                        ,
                   ,   /^\     ___
                  /^\_/   `...'  /`
               ,__\    ,'     ~ (
            ,___\ ,,    .,       \
             \___ \\\ .'.'   .-.  )
               .'.-\\\`.`.  '.-. (
              / (==== ."".  ( o ) \
            ,/u  `~~~'|  /   `-'   )
           "")^u ^u^|~| `""".  ~_ /
             /^u ^u ^\~\     ".  \\
     _      /u^  u ^u  ~\      ". \\
    ( \     )^ ^U ^U ^U\~\      ". \\
   (_ (\   /^U ^ ^U ^U  ~|       ". `\
  (_  _ \  )U ^ U^ ^U ^|~|        ". `\.
 (_  = _(\ \^ U ^U ^ U^ ~|          ".`.;
(_ -(    _\_)U ^ ^ U^ ^|~|            ""
(_    =   ( ^ U^ U^ ^ U ~|
(_ -  ( ~  = ^ U ^U U ^|~/
 (_  =     (_^U^ ^ U^ U /
  (_-   ~_(/ \^ U^ ^U^,"
   (_ =  _/   |^ u^u."
    (_  (/    |u^ u.(
     (__/     )^u^ u/
             /u^ u^(
            |^ u^ u/
            |u^ u^(       ____
            |^u^ u(    .-'    `-,
             \^u ^ \  / ' .---.  \
       jgs    \^ u^u\ |  '  `  ;  |
               \u^u^u:` . `-'  ;  |
                `-.^ u`._   _.'^'./
                   "-.^.-```_=~._/
                      `"------"'

~ happy shark/O*H*I*O Masters Swim Team Mascot ~  9/96

     o
                              ___..                       ,
                      __..--''__ (                      .';
  o      __.-------.-'            `--..__             .'  ;
    _.--'   0)         .--._             ``--...____.'   .'
   (     _.      )).   .__.-''                          <
    `````---....._____.....-   -..___       _____...--'-.'.
  jgs                   `-.___.'     ```````             `.;
                                                           `

>> shark <<  10/96
                         __
      o                 /' )
                      /'   (                          ,
                  __/'     )                        .' `;
   o      _.-~~~~'          ``---..__             .'   ;
     _.--'   b)                      ``--...____.'   .'
    (     _.      )).      `-._                     <
     `vvvvvvv-)-.....___.-     `-.         __...--'-.'.
       `^^^^^'-------.....`-.___.'----... .'         `.;
                                  jgs    `-`           `

>> shark <<  10/96
                         __
      o                 /' )
                      /'   (                          ,
                  __/'     )                        .' `;
   o      _.-~~~~'          ``---..__             .'   ;
     _.--'  b)                       ``--...____.'   .'
    (     _.      )).      `-._                     <
     `\|\|\|\|)-.....___.-     `-.         __...--'-.'.
       `---......_______,,,`.___.'----... .'         `.;
                                  jgs    `-`           `

-=[ small shark ]=-  12/96

             ,       -,
             )\______) \___
       jgs  /.-.,_    ))  a`.
            `     "'/ /----""`
                    "`

@@ shell- whelk @@  11/96

       /\
      {.-}
     ;_.-'\
    {    _.}_
     \.-' /  `,
      \  |    /
       \ |  ,/
    jgs \|_/

@@ shell- ark @@  11/96

           _.---._
       .'"".'/|\`.""'.
      :  .' / | \ `.  :
      '.'  /  |  \  `.'
       `. /   |   \ .'
    jgs  `-.__|__.-'

@@ shell- clam @@  11/96

           _.---._
       .:":_'-.-`_:":.
      :`.`._'-.-'_.'.':
      '`.`._`-.-'_.'.''
       `.`-.`-.-'.-'.'
    jgs  `._`-.-'_.'
            `'''`

@@ shell- scallop @@  11/96

           _.-''|''-._
        .-'     |     `-.
      .'\       |       /`.
    .'   \      |      /   `.
    \     \     |     /     /
     `\    \    |    /    /'
       `\   \   |   /   /'
         `\  \  |  /  /'
   jgs  _.-`\ \ | / /'-._
       {_____`\\|//'_____}
               `-'

>>  whale  <<  10/96

                      . .
                    '.-:-.`
                    '  :  `
                 .-----:
               .'       `.
         ,    /       (o) \
     jgs \`._/          ,__)
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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