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|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|
|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;| " THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT "
|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|/)_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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/ ; ; (o o) ; ; @') Mr RUSTY
; ; ; _) ; ; ~~~~~~~~
; `,/;;;`:;;\ ; He looks after the
;, ,, , (.;;.,;,,;)'___ ___ ____ ___ _ Magic Roundabout
"``'/` " " '\ / | itself and plays
/ _ |___ ____ ____ / = | the barrel organ.
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|____/\ ____)
(_______)
FLORENCE. A little girl who is a bit innocent at times.
~~~~~~~~
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" " > ' DOUGAL. A dog. Florence's friend.
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ERMINTRUDE. A rather well-spoken cow.
~~~~~~~~~~ Eats a lot and is not very bright.
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) Who brought you all
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BRIAN
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A snail and Dougal's || //
best friend, although ___||______ //
they often argue. /`___||______`\//
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w/ ~_ ~ \ w DYLAN
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/ \ {{i| \__/,\___./ |_}} An American rabbit who
< o o.> "'"'''\_|_/'____""'" spends most of his time
// \/~ \ / / ( \ asleep or yawning.
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(_________) (_________)
MR. MACHENRY. He whizzes about on a tricycle and looks after all
~~~~~~~~~~~~ the plants in the Magic Garden and there are some
pretty strange ones.
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ZEBEDEE. He looks after all the magic and springs up
~~~~~~~ from nowhere.
He has a magic moustache.
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// /
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\\____
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............. ;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;; ...........
............ ;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; ...........
: "..........;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;........." :
: + "..........................................................." + :
: .|, """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" .|, :
; - * - .|, > * * * < .|, > * * * < .|, > * * * < - * - :
. '|` - * - | * * * | - * - | * * * | - * - | * * * | '|` .'
'. + '|` > * * * < '|` > * * * < '|` > * * * < .'
' . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . '
|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|
|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;| " THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT "
|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|/)_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_ |;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;| =\ ,--,
(\_ .... ()\\~|;;;;| |;;;;;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|/~\_)..., | |
. /= ) .. () >,|;;; _(\_, ;;;;;;;| |;;;;;;|... (\(\ ..., @' @'
. (/~\@ )_ ... // ;; /= ) ;;;;;| |; _ ;;|... /= ) ......,
,... ( ~~@~~))() ; (_/~\ @ )_ _ ( ) ;|.. (_/\@ \ ..,
...... \ @ / /() ; ( ~~@~~~~ ^)\) ;| ..... ( (~@~~~() ....
....... ) _ _ @_(,< () .... \ @ @ /(\) '....... \ \ @ () ...
:..... // | // // ........ ) _ )_@_ _ (,< () ....... ) _)___< () ..:
: ... o~ | 'o 'o ........ // // | // // .......... //// | // ....,:
:" ,.......|.............. o~ o~ | 'o 'o ......... o~o~ |'o ...," :
: + " ,............................|.........................|...," + :
: .|, " ,.....................................................," .|, : |\
; - * - """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" - * - ; |
`.'|` > * * * < .|, > * * * < '|`.' @'
'. + | * * * | < =^= =^= > - * - < =^= =^= > | * * * | + .'
'. > * * * < '|` > * * * < .'
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( )/`"`', `, |\
( ) ,'" ,` ( @' `\
) ( `'" |
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( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) ,( @' `\
/ ; / ., ,. \ ; |
/ ; ; (o o) ; ; @')
; ; ; _) ; ;
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(_ _ _ |_ _ _ _\ | || () |
| `'| |__ ___ ___ ____|/|| |
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|____/\ ____)
(_______)
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Magic Roundabout Theme Tune in BASIC
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10 REM "Theme Tune: THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
20 PLAY "T210O2L12a2a4a4e2e2"
30 PLAY "g-4g-4g-4g-4d2.P7"
40 PLAY "g2g4g4d2d2"
50 PLAY "g+2g+4g+4e2e2"
60 PLAY "a2a4a4e2e2"
70 PLAY "g-4g-4g-4g-4d2.P7"
80 PLAY "g2g4g4d2d2"
90 PLAY "g+2g+4g+4e2e2a1."
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Bye,
This is Great!
:)
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/_ /\ \____ joris bellenger (b'ger)
/ \_/ \ e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl
http://www.xs4all.nl/~svzanten/joris/ascii/main.html
/ < ______ _> \
/___/ ,___/____)
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