[pic] T'was the Night Before Christmas ASCII Art
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-=[ A Visit From St. Nicholas }=- 12/97
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"A Visit From St. Nicholas"
by Clement Clarke Moore (ASCII art by joan stark)
`'`;,
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_ _ 'Twas the night before Christmas _/\ \ ( ) )
(o\_/o) and all through the house... /\__\\____\( )_)
|. .| Not a creature was stirring, ||""||''''| |`|
=\ /= not even a mouse. ~~~`""""`""""`~~~~~~
^ _ _ _ _
The stockings were hung |=| |=| |~| |=|
o _ by the chimney with care, | | | | | | | |
|(')---.| In hopes that St. Nicholas /(| /(| /(| /(|
|~~|o _ | would soon be there. (_/ (_/ (_/ (_/
|===|(')---.|
|~~| | The children were all nestled _,_
o _|=======| all snug in their beds, _,_(( )
|(')---.| While visions of sugar plums (( )`-`_,_
|~~| | danced in their heads. '-' (( )
|=======| `-`
o _ And Mamma in her 'kerchief, ___,
|(')---.| and I in my cap, /(__\ .---.
|~~| | Had just settled our brains |__)__| / \_\
|=======| for a long winter's nap. ,@@. .@@, |_____|\|
,@@ ^ @@, //. .\\
(IIIIIIIIIII) When out on the lawn `"\_=_/"` ( ^ )
) ; ( there arose such a clatter, \_=_/
( ;|; ) I sprang from my bed
( ;`|`; ( to see what was the matter. * ____ . *
) ;' | '; ( .'_ '.
(=@'--|--'@=) Away to the window ' ` `)a \ . '
) '; | ;` ( I flew like a flash, . * /_ |
( ;___|___; ) Tore open the shutters ,__.=' / + '
),;=======;,( and threw up the sash. + '.____.' .
~ ~ '
. . The moon on the breast ' * .
_\/ \/_ of the new-fallen snow
_\/\/_ Gave the lustre of mid-day . *
_\_\_\/\/_/_/_ to objects below. _ _H_ +
/ /_/\/\_\ \ + [_] (_)_
_/\/\_ When, what to my wondering |=( : ) .
/\ /\ eyes should appear, ' |( : )
* : * ' But a miniature sleigh, `~~`~~`"""`~~`~
. _\/ \/_ . and eight tiny reindeer.
* \ \ / / * __. .--,
-=>: X :<=- With a little old driver, .=,{\/ _/ /`)
* / _/ \_ \ * so lively and quick, . ' (`._(_.;` /
' /\ /\ ' I knew in a moment . ' \_________/
* ' * it must be St. Nick. (___Y_____Y___,
.-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, . '
.-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, ) More rapid than eagles
`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )< his coursers they came.
/< <\ </ /< /< /< </ /< And he whistled and shouted,
and called them by name,
\ / \ /
_\/ \/_ "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! _\/ \/_
_\-'"'-/_\ / Now, Prancer and Vixen! _\-'"'-/_
(_, ,_)\/ \/_ On, Comet! On, Cupid! (_, ,_)
| ^ ^ | _\-'"'-/_ On, Donder and Blitzen! /| 6 6 |
| | (_, ,_) _\/ \/_| |
| Y | | o o | To the top of the porch! _\-'"'-/_ | Y |
`._|_.' | | To the top of the wall! (_, ,_)'._|_.' /
| 0 | Now dash away! Dash away! | ^ ^ | \/ \/_
\ / '._|_.' Dash away all! | | _\-'"'-/_
_\/ \/_ | @ |(_, ,_)
_\-'"'-/_ As dry leaves that before \ '._|_.'/ | 0 0 |
(_, ,_) the wild hurricane fly, _\/ \/_ | |
| 9 9 | When they meet with an _\-'"'-/_ | \_/ |
| | obstacle mount to the sky; (_, ,_) '._|_.'
| V |/ \/_ | a a |
'._|_.'\-'"'-/_ So up to the house-top | |
(_, ,_) the coursers they flew, | Y | '97
| e e | With the sleigh full of toys, '._|_.' jgs
| | and St. Nicholas too.
| Y |
'._|_.' And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
, , The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
, # # ,
___#_#______#_#___ As I drew in my head, .-""",
[__________________] and was turning around, /____, \
|=_/\ /\ /\ /\ =| Down the chimney Saint Nicholas {_____}`{}
|- \ \\ \\ \\ \_-| came with a bound. (/ . . \)
|=-(_/(_/(_/(_/_=| {`-=^=-`}
|_| {.'.} |=| He was dressed all in fur, { ` }
|=| o _\~~\ o |=| from his head to his foot. { }
_|-| !(__,__| ! |-|_ And his clothes were all { }
/==_| ! _,_.__ ! |=_-\ tarnished with ashes and soot; `-,-`
|jgs|/^\^=^^=^/^\| _=|
A bundle of toys
he had flung on his back,
_....,_ And he looked like a \*/
_.-` _,..,_'. peddlar just opening his pack. __\\U//__
_,-`/#o \ '. |\\ | | \\|
'-.\___/.-` His eyes-- how they twinkled! | \\| |\ \|()-()
His dimples how merry! |\ \| |\\ |/. .\
His cheeks were like roses, |\\ | | \\|\ Y /_
__.--~~.,-.__ his nose like a cherry! .--.| \\| |\ O__`&`__O
`~-._.-(`-.__`-. /____\\ \| |\\ |/ \
\ `~~` His droll little mouth \~~~~/"[B]"""""()/^\()
.--./ \ Was drawn up in a bow, `--` [A][C]
/# \ \.--. And the beard of his chin
\ / /# \ was as white as the snow;
'--' \ / _...._
'--' The stump of a pipe .::o:::::.
_ he held tight in his teeth, .:::'''':o:.
{_} And the smoke it encircled ::: :::
/ \ his head like a wreath; :o:_ _:o:
/ \ `:}_>()<_{:'
/_____\ He had a broad face `'//\\'`
{`_______`} and a little round belly, // \\
// . . \\ That shook when he laughed, /' '\
( (__O__) ) like a bowl full of jelly.
{[]==u `-'}
{ } He was chubby and plump, ____
/{ }\ a right jolly old elf, .'` `\
/ '. .' \ And I laughed when I saw him, ;---.._ \
/_/ `"` \_\ in spite of myself; ,=,==, \_...__\ |
{__}###[_]###{__} __\|_/__ | a - '.|
(_/\_________/\_) A wink of his eye | || |--.o.--'(_)
|___|___| and a twist of his head, | || |-' = '-` )-.
jgs |--|--| Soon gave me to know |___||___| ) \
(__)`(__) I had nothing to dread. |"""||"""| ) |
|__ || _| ) |
He spoke not a word, /` )||__\'\;'--.-' |
but went straight to his work, \ /`-;( / .' /
And filled all the stockings; '-.; '--| ; .-'|
[IIIII] then turned with a jerk, `'--.;--'...-'
[IIIII]=|
|=====|=| And laying his finger
|=====| | aside of his nose,
| | | And giving a nod, _/\_ __/\__
| | | up the chimney he rose; ) (_ _) .' (
| | \ `) '.( ) .' (`
| ; \ He sprang to his sleigh, `-._\()/__(~`
|`'. \ \ to his team gave a whistle, ()()
\ ; \ \ And away they all flew / |`\
\' \.'| like the down of a thistle. ) : (
\ .'|_/ `)_/`
'._:_/ But I heard him exclaim,
Ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night !"
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.-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, ) _..-'`-(`._(_.;` /
`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )<`--''` (__\_________/___,
/< <\ </ /< /< /< </ /< (_____Y_____Y___,
.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.
-joan
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