Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 26 Jul 1995.
Line: Talker pics
rec.arts.ascii
· 1 message · 26 Jul 1995
This is from roo...@lorien.umd.edu (SuperUser), who says:
well... here are a few from one of the talkers....
(these are some of the room descripptions from Dragon's Lair
- rivendel.com 7777. each talker has it's own motif and art, and
we have tons of "typef" files, as well... (typef files are sent accross
the talker, and can be in any format, though, most people can only
get a few formats, and mostly we will only send ascii or ansi....))
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@ / |/ | .-~/ Mountains. It is cold, @
@ T\ Y I |/ / _ lonely, beautiful, and @
@ /T | \I | I Y.-~/ dangerous, as well as @
@ I l /I T\ | | l | T / unforgiving... It is @
@ __ | \l \l \I l __l l \ ` _. | NOT a place for the @
@ \ ~-l `\ `\ \ \\ ~\ \ `. .-~ | weak, or the foolish, @
@ \ ~-. "-. ` \ ^._ ^. "-. / \ | however, it is the home @
@ .--~-._ ~- ` _ ~-_.-"-." ._ /._ ." ./ of Gwaihir the Windlord @
@ >--. ~-. ._ ~>-" "\\ 7 7 ] mightiest of eagles, @
@ ^.___~"--._ ~-{ .-~ . `\ Y . / | and friend of all @
@ <__ ~"-. ~ /_/ \ \I Y : | who oppose the @
@ ^-.__ ~(_/ \ >._: | l______ Morgoth, and @
@ ^--.,___.-~" /_/ ! `-.~"--l_ / ~"-. sworn friend @
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> sight are a few trees and a small path which winds toward the horizon.
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@ Eriador, from the 'Stair Falls', meandering west to the land of the @
@ Elven smiths. The sun is just setting... This is a place of poetry. @
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