Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 23 Jul 1999.
Alien2
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 23 Jul 1999
No. : 2
Name : Dirdir
Source: The Dirdir (Jack Vance)
Image : Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
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