Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 10 Jul 1998.
bridal fashion
alt.ascii-art
· 11 messages · 10 Jul 1998 - 17 Jul 1998
Hi
I've a friend in England who recently got married. I
made her a little primmer on bridal fashion so that
we'd have a common vocabulary with which she could
describe her dress for me. I'm posting it here just in
case anyone else is faced with describing a wedding
dress at long distance through the internet. I've
tried to give accurate information and realistic illus-
trations but I'm no expert so, don't take the whole
thing too seriously.
Keep a song in your heart
[:-)] Mark
With a fitted bodice giving way to a very full skirt,
the "ballgown" is one of the most striking silhouettes.
I've shown it here (Fig.1) with a "sweetheart" neckline
(curved to a point at the center, like the tip of a
valentine), a puff sleeve and a basque waistline (with a
downward cusp in the front). I might choose a "duchess
satin" (smooth and weighty with a matte finish) for the
bodice, with an organza (sheer and crisp with an airy
look) for the skirt. Belle's gold lam� dress from the
ballroom scene of "Beauty and the Beast" is a good
example of this style.
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Figure.1 Ballgown Figure.2 Empire
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A narrow, gathered skirt, often sheer, falling
dramatically from a very high waistline, is the hallmark
of gowns in the classic "Empire" style. Cascading, as
it does, from just below the bosom, this silhouette
bypasses the bride's waist and hips altogether and is
thus very forgiving. Introduced by Napoleon's
Josephine, this style was in decline but now enjoys a
resurgence, thanks in part to recent screen adaptations
of Jane Austen novels wherein gowns of this sort were
worn to advantage by the likes of Kate Winslet and
Gwyneth Paltrow. The illustration (Fig.2) depicts a
sleeveless, on shoulder bodice, in keeping with
tradition. Though rather sheer, a silk chiffon might be
a good fabric choice - light and airy for summer.
Danger, curves ahead. Cut close from bosom to hip, the
"trumpet" (rhymes with strumpet) leaves little to the
imagination. This is a very unforgiving silhouette.
Compensating for a late start, the skirt flares with a
vengeance at mid thigh. The "mermaid" silhouette is a
variation on this theme, flaring just above the knee
instead. Continuing my amalgam of all things tacky,
I've chosen a halter top (with the dress suspended from
a fabric band, fastened behind the neck). Ideally
suited for exhibitionists, this leaves the congregation
with a good view of the bride's clavicles throughout the
ceremony. Small consolation, there is an economy of
material at the back with very little used. This sort
of thing (Fig.3) might do for a "disco queen" or a
gangster's moll but really has very little to recommend
it (unless you've already chosen a dress in this style,
in which case I'm only joking).
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The distinctive fullness of a "gore skirt" comes from
wide panels, without pleats or gathers, falling from a
fitted waste to a full hemline. I've designed this one
(Fig.4) to be worn off the shoulder with arm bands
extending from the bodice in place of sleeves. I've
chosen a raised waistline (partly because I'm limited by
the characters on the keyboard). I prefer a douppion
(stiff with an irregular surface texture) for the panels
since the weighty material holds it's shape well and is
fairly resistant to wrinkles.
As it's name suggests, the "ballet russe" silhouette
borrows heavily from a style first seen as a dance
costume at the turn of the century. A number of Degas
paintings feature ballerinas in this mode of dress.
I've shown it here (Fig.5) at floor length (for scale)
though a hemline falling short of the ankles is more
traditional (so as not to obscure the dancer's
footwork). I've chosen spaghetti straps at the shoulder
as they seem to compliment the delicately forlorn
simplicity of the overall look. Perhaps a "poe de soi"
(smooth and lustrous with a papery texture) might do for
the bodice with a fountain of tulle (diaphanous and
wispy) for the skirt.
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The salient feature of the "princess" or "A-line"
silhouette is a pair of seams flowing, in parallel, down
from the shoulders of a fitted bodice to the hem of a
flared skirt. With no clearly defined waistline and the
vertical seams to give an illusion of svelteness, this
style treats most figures with great kindness and
commensurately popular. I've shown it here (Fig.6) with
a cap sleeve. This is what most people have as a mental
image of what a wedding dress looks like.
In article <35A...@junk.nd.edu>, Mark Zajac <mza...@junk.nd.edu> wrote: > > I've a friend in England who recently got married. I > made her a little primmer on bridal fashion so that > we'd have a common vocabulary with which she could > describe her dress for me. I'm posting it here just in > case anyone else is faced with describing a wedding > dress at long distance through the internet. I've > tried to give accurate information and realistic illus- > trations but I'm no expert so, don't take the whole > thing too seriously. > > Keep a song in your heart > > [:-)] Mark > [snip] > __ __ > / \ / \ [| |] > `~( `' )~' (`--') > } { : :: : > /\ /\ . .. . > .' `' `. . . > / .' `. \ : . . : > .' / \ `. . . > / .' . `. \ . : : . > .' / | \ `. . : : . > / .' . `. \ . . > / / | \ \ : : : : > `~~~~..___ | __..~~~~' | . . | > ```"''' `~.__.~' > > Figure.1 Ballgown Figure.2 Empire [snip] > _ _ > // \\ ___ ___ > (`~') '~~(`v')~~` > | | | | > | | / \ > / \ .'`~~~'`. > .'`~~~'`. / /"\ \ > / : \ . / | \ . > . .' | `. . / . . . \ > / : \ . / | \ . > . .' | `. . / . | . \ > / \ : / . \ : > `~~..._:_...~~' `~.:. | .:.~' > `````"''''' > Figure.3 Trumpet Figure.4 Gore > ________________________________________________________ > [snip] > _ _ > ! ! \| |/ > (`~') (`-') > | | |: :| > | | /: :\ > .'`~~~'`. .'. .`. > / /|\ \ / . . \ > . . . . . .' `. > . . . . . / : : \ > . . . . . .' `. > . . . . . / : : \ > . . . . . .' . . `. > . . . . . / . . \ > `~~.__|__.~~' `~~..| |..~~' > `~~~~~~~' > Figure.5 Ballet Russe Figure.6 Princess > [snip] . ___ _/ | \_,^%--- |_____| <\ \ Fantastic, Mark! --- == >/ [_____] __>,^ (Which kind did your friend choose?) ejm | | //| | Now please do the same with the veils. Let me get you started. (Rats. I don't know what this one is called....) ,~~~, ,~~~~~, ( )( )) ))( )((( __ (( )( ))) \\\ \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( \/ `--. \ -.-))( (((-. /|`\ \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / |!| \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / /| |' \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ |! \ / \ | \ /|! \!|. \/ \ | \/ || |\|' ) | || |\|| / | | \||!| / | | |/\| / \ |/ \| ' \ |/ | \ | \ | \ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` ) ) ) ) / ( / / | \ | / \ / | / \ / | / )( ) ( (__) ( `. ejm )( )(`._`.. NOTE: I do not pick up my mail from the idirect address that you see. If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca ha ,^ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ ha ---%^^^^^^^^^^ ASCII-ar+, ASCII and gif anima+ions ha / " "
In article <35A...@iNOdirect.ca> llizard wrote: > > In article <35A...@junk.nd.edu>, Mark Zajac > <mza...@junk.nd.edu> wrote: > > > > I've a friend in England who recently got married. I > > made her a little primmer on bridal fashion so that > > we'd have a common vocabulary with which she could [snip] > > > > [:-)] Mark > > > [snip] > > __ __ > > / \ / \ [| |] > > `~( `' )~' (`--') > > } { : :: : > > /\ /\ . .. . > > .' `' `. . . > > / .' `. \ : . . : > > .' / \ `. . . > > / .' . `. \ . : : . > > .' / | \ `. . : : . > > / .' . `. \ . . > > / / | \ \ : : : : > > `~~~~..___ | __..~~~~' | . . | > > ```"''' `~.__.~' > > [snip] > > > [snip] > . > ___ > _/ | \_,^%--- > |_____| <\ \ Fantastic, Mark! > --- == >/ > [_____] __>,^ (Which kind did your friend choose?) > ejm | | //| | > > Now please do the same with the veils. > > Let me get you started. (Rats. I don't know what this one is called....) > > ,~~~, > ,~~~~~, > ( )( )) > ))( )((( __ > (( )( ))) \\\ > \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) > \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( \/ > `--. \ -.-))( (((-. /|`\ > \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / |!| > \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / /| |' > \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ |! > \ / \ | \ /|! \!|. > \/ \ | \/ || |\|' > ) | || |\|| > / | | \||!| > / | | |/\| > / \ |/ \| > ' \ |/ [snip] Here's another unidentified veil" @@@ (( } ``) ``( \ @@@ ```\`.\_`|/ ```` )|---~ ~~~~~/ \` / ' \` / ' \` / ' ` / _!__.-._` /_.-' ( \ /, ` \ ejm |`_ |`_ NOTE: I do not pick up my mail from the idirect address that you see. If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca ha ,^ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ ha ---%^^^^^^^^^^ ASCII-ar+, ASCII and gif anima+ions ha / " "
llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: >Now please do the same with the veils. >Let me get you started. (Rats. I don't know what this one is called....) > ,~~~, > ,~~~~~, > ( )( )) > ))( )((( __ > (( )( ))) \\\ > \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) > \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( \/ > `--. \ -.-))( (((-. /|`\ > \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / |!| > \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / /| |' > \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ |! > \ / \ | \ /|! \!|. > \/ \ | \/ || |\|' > ) | || |\|| > / | | \||!| > / | | |/\| > / \ |/ \| > ' \ |/ > | \ > | \ > | \ > '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` > ) ) ) ) > / ( / / > | \ | / > \ / | / > \ / | / > )( ) ( > (__) ( `. > ejm )( )(`._`.. Er...now that _you've_ got started by taking off the first veil, how about finishing the job and taking off the other six? ,~~~, ,~~~~~, ( )( )) ))( )((( __ (( )( ))) \\\ \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( / `--. \ -.-))( (((-. / ; \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / / \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / / , \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ \ / \ | \ / /|`\ \/ \ | \/ / |!| ) | / /| |' / | / \ |! / | /|! \!|. / \ || |\|' ' \ || |\|| | \ | \||!| | \ | |/\| | \ |/ \| '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` |/ ) ) ) ) / ( / / | \ | / \ / | / \ / | / )( ) ( (__) ( `. ejm )( )(`._`.. And you can leave the shoes on...it's trendy right now! :-) Don't all rush to grab that first veil which came off. Bye,
In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > > Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > > >Er...now that _you've_ got started by taking off the first veil, how > >about finishing the job and taking off the other six? > [snip] > Here goes the second veil... [snip] > Bye, But Colin, she's already been unveiled. Don't you remember seeing her holding a tray with John the Baptist's (aka Andreas Freise's) severed head on it? True, she didn't have shoes on but that wasn't the fashion then. Please ask for a repost if your memory needs refreshing. (I know it's too expensive for you to look in Dejanews under the heading of Salome) NOTE: I do not pick up my mail from the idirect address that you see. If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca ,^ ASCII-ar+, ASCII and gif anima+ions ===%^^^^^^^^^^^^ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ " "
Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: >Er...now that _you've_ got started by taking off the first veil, how >about finishing the job and taking off the other six? > ,~~~, > ,~~~~~, > ( )( )) > ))( )((( __ > (( )( ))) \\\ > \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) > \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( / > `--. \ -.-))( (((-. / ; > \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / / > \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / / , > \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ > \ / \ | \ / /|`\ > \/ \ | \/ / |!| > ) | / /| |' > / | / \ |! > / | /|! \!|. > / \ || |\|' > ' \ || |\|| > | \ | \||!| > | \ | |/\| > | \ |/ \| > '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` |/ > ) ) ) ) > / ( / / > | \ | / > \ / | / > \ / | / > )( ) ( > (__) ( `. > ejm )( )(`._`.. Here goes the second veil... ,~~~, ,~~~~~, ( )( )) ))( )((( __ (( )( ))) /// /// ))( )((( \,) ) \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( / `--. \ -.-))( (((-. / ; , \ \ / !(( ) )))! \ / / \ \ \ / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / / /|`\ \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / / |!| \ / \ | \ / / /| |' \/ \- - - - | \/ / / \/| ) : | / /||.| /_ _ _ _ | / ' / | '/ / | / || / | '/ / \ / / / ' \ | \ | \ | \ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` ) ) ) ) / ( / / | \ | / \ / | / \ / | / )( ) ( After (__) ( `. ejm )( )(`._`.. Bye,
llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: >In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite ><cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: >> >> Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: >> >> >Er...now that _you've_ got started by taking off the first veil, how >> >about finishing the job and taking off the other six? >> >[snip] >> Here goes the second veil... >[snip] >> Bye, >But Colin, she's already been unveiled. Don't you remember seeing her >holding a tray with John the Baptist's (aka Andreas Freise's) severed >head on it? True, she didn't have shoes on but that wasn't the fashion >then. There did seem to be something familiar about your picture but I could not remember Salome asking for Andreas Freise's head on a platter. I found the picture filed on my floppies under Salome. It was a rather macabre pic...especially since poor old Andreas Freise doesn't seem to have been on this newsgroup since...bit of a worry? Whatever...I also discovered that Jasper had got in on this story and his diddles should help as I get to the bottom of all this. Just for now I've made use of Jasper's less muscular legs...as Salome casts the 3rd veil... ,~~~, ,~~~~~, ( )( )) ))( )((( (( )( ))) \\\ __ ))( )((( \,) ) \\\`-( (( )( ))) ( / . `--. \ - -))( (((-. / ; ! \ \ / (( ) )))! \ / / ,~~\ \ \ / /` ))( (((/'\ \ / / |||`\ \ \/ / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / \ |!| \ \ / \ / | \ / |.| |'\ \ \/ \``''- - | \/ \ \ |!/\'\ ) : | |! \!|. \ \ /_ _ _ _ | \ ||\|'|' \ \ / | \ \ |\|| \ / \ \ \ ' \ | \ | \ | \ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` \ ) ) ) ( ; / / : \ : / : ; | / \ . : / After )( ) ( ejm/Jasper (__) (__ `. `._`o. Should make a good PageDown animation when complete? *8-) Bye,
In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwait <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > > llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: > >In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite > ><cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > >> > >> Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > >> > >> >Er...now that _you've_ got started by taking off the first veil, how > >> >about finishing the job and taking off the other six? > >> > >[snip] > >> Here goes the second veil... > >[snip] > >> Bye, > > >But Colin, she's already been unveiled. Don't you remember seeing her > >holding a tray with John the Baptist's (aka Andreas Freise's) severed > >head on it? True, she didn't have shoes on but that wasn't the fashion > >then. > > There did seem to be something familiar about your picture [snip] > > I found the picture filed on my floppies under Salome. > > It was a rather macabre pic...especially since poor old Andreas > Freise doesn't seem to have been on this newsgroup since...bit of a > worry? > > Whatever...I also discovered that Jasper had got in on this story > and his diddles should help as I get to the bottom of all this. > > Just for now I've made use of Jasper's less muscular legs...as > Salome casts the 3rd veil... > [snip] > \ ) ) ) > ( ; / / > : \ : / > : ; | / > \ . : / > After )( ) ( > ejm/Jasper (__) (__ `. > `._`o. > > Should make a good PageDown animation when complete? *8-) > > Bye, I think not, Colin. (It would make a rather tasteless if not insanely large PageDown animation actually.) And now that you have taken away her leg muscles, the poor girl will be unable to run the marathon that she has been preparing for for months. NOTE: I do not pick up my mail from the idirect address that you see. If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca ,^ ASCII-ar+, ASCII and gif anima+ions ===%^^^^^^^^^^^^ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ " "
In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: > > llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: > > >I think not, Colin. (It would make a rather tasteless if not insanely > >large PageDown animation actually.) > > Oh dear, methinks I'd better call a halt to the "Dance of the Seven > Veils" by Salome. I don't want to risk my head finishing up on a > platter. :-) > > Salome decided she don't wanna dance no more... [snip] > Bye, A wise choice, Colin. __\ __ __.---\_\\/_/----.__ _---'\_\/ __)_ \ /_/`--_ <._ __(__ /_/_--` __)__ _.> `-/_/ \_\ `--` /_/_\_|.-' `-----,---------' \ .^^%--- /< \ I finally located my platter / > and had just now prepared it with >,^ fresh basil leaves. /| ejm | \ NOTE: I do not pick up my mail from the idirect address that you see. If you are e-mailing me and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "freent"; its absense is to stop the torment of automatic mailers. -- llizard aka ejm cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca ha ,^ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/ ha ---%^^^^^^^^^^ ASCII-ar+, ASCII and gif anima+ions ha / " "
llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: >I think not, Colin. (It would make a rather tasteless if not insanely >large PageDown animation actually.) Oh dear, methinks I'd better call a halt to the "Dance of the Seven Veils" by Salome. I don't want to risk my head finishing up on a platter. :-) Salome decided she don't wanna dance no more... Ole ! ,~~~, / ,~~~~~, SALOME ( )( )) ))( )((( (( )( ))) \\\ ))( )((( \,) ) (( )( ))) ( / -.-))( (((-. / / / !(( ) )))! \ / / / /`~~))( (((~'\ \ / / / / \(( ) ))) )\ \/ / / / \ | \ / > , \ | \/ / / ) % % % | \\\_/ / / | `-- ' / | / \ ' \ | \ | \ | \ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` \ ) ) ) ( ; / / : \ : / : ; | / \ . : / After )( ) ( ejm/Jasper (__) (__ `. `._`o. Bye,
llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> wrote: >In article <900...@mnementh.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite ><cfb...@southern.co.nz> wrote: >> >> Salome decided she don't wanna dance no more... >A wise choice, Colin. > __\ __ > __.---\_\\/_/----.__ > _---'\_\/ __)_ \ /_/`--_ > <._ __(__ /_/_--` __)__ _.> > `-/_/ \_\ `--` /_/_\_|.-' > `-----,---------' > \ > .^^%--- > /< \ I finally located my platter > / > and had just now prepared it with > >,^ fresh basil leaves. > /| > ejm | \ Hmm...I'm not sure whether you are reflecting on the wishes of Salome or Herodius in preparing that plate. Herodius no doubt had unfriendly thoughts about Herod losing his head over Salome during Salome's Dances. Let's say that rather than it being wisdom on my part, discretion became the better part of valour...Andreas Freise was not so lucky...he lost his head. Arrrrrgh! Never mind, his head remains in fond memory in the Artists Gallery...alongside his decapitator...bitter sweet irony? :-) From the Gallery: .,., _____|_____ (((((()) |\ ||||| /| ((('. .`) | \ ||||| / | ((G \ |) | \|||||/ | ~---, (((` ~ , | (-O,O-) | \_,^%--- .((\.:v: | \_C_/ | /> \ |_| /\ .| `"'. | __|__ | ___/ > | |/--\ |_| /\ `---' _|__/_____\__|_ (# o) > | |/--\ Andreas Freise /|\ '-~ /|^^ |_| /\ / | \ ejm | \ | |/--\ llizard aka ejm We all certainly need to keep our heads...although I have been taken to task recently...firstly for putting dresses on nudes...and now for taking them off Salome...so I guess it would be safest to restrict efforts to inanimate subjects...like Figlet Fonts? :-) With all these threats of heads-on-platters perhaps my Hatchet Figfont is going to come in useful? /( /( /( /( /( /( ( -||=]\\ ( -||=]=| ( -|| || || ( -||]\\ ( -||=]\\ ( -||=]=| \(|| || \(|| \(|| || || \(|| || \(|| || \(|| ||=|| ||=| || || || ||==|| ||==|/ ||=| || || || || || || || || || \ || ||=]// ||=]=| \\//\\// || || || || ||=]=| ___ /___\ (|0 0|) __/{\U/}\_ ___/vvv / \ {~} / _|_P| | /\ ~ /_/ || |_| (____) || \_]/______\ /\_||_/\ _\_||_/_ |] _||_ [| snd (_,_||_,_) \/ [] \/ /( /( /( ( -||=||=|| ( -|| || ( -||=]=| \( || \(|| || \(|| || ||==|| ||=| || || || || || || || ||=]=| /( /( /( /( /( /( /( ( -||=]\\ ( -||=]\\ ( -||=]=| ( -||]\\ ( -||=]\\ ( -||=]=| ( -||=]\\ \(|| || \(|| || \(|| \(|| || \(|| || \(|| \(|| || || || ||==|/ ||=| ||==|| || || ||=| || || || || || \ || || || || || || || || ||=]// || || ||=]=| || || ||=]// ||=]=| ||=]// /( /( /( /( /( /( )\ ( -||]\\ ( -|| || ( -||=]=| ( -||]\ /[|\ ( -||]\\ ( -||=]\\ [||- ) \(|| || \( \\ // \(|| \(|| || || \(|| || \(|| || ||)/ ||==|| || ||=| || || || ||==|| || || || || || // \\ || || || || || || || || )( || || || || ||=]=| || || || || || || || <> /\_[]_/\ |] _||_ [| ___ \/ || \/ /___\ || (|0 0|) || __/{\U/}\_ ___/vvv / \ {~} / _|_P| | /\ ~ /_/ [] |_| (____) \_]/______\ _\_||_/_ snd (_,_||_,_) Bye,
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