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|$s.|..:  .    :    :      .  (epidemic.basic)  .         :    :    .  :..|.s$|
|$s.|  .   alrite kiddies... well its me... your old friend epidemic   .  |.s$|
|$s.|      back  again with another elite  ascii group....  i really      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   think this group, baSic!aScii has a chance to go far.....   .  |.s$|
|$s.| -:-  phear us.. this is our premeire pack... and i hope you'll  -:- |.s$|
|$s.|      see some more styling by the basic crew next month... =]       |.s$|
|$s.|. .   well shit i really don't know what to say... i was  never   . .|.s$|
|$s.|:. .  really good at writing these things...  i'd like to thank  . .:|.s$|
[X]==:==== kal and holocaust for their help throughout the month and ====:==[X]
|$s.|:. .  putting  everything  together... and  keeping things top-  . .:|.s$|
|$s.|.     quality... i guess our goal, because every group has one,     .|.s$|
|$s.|  .   is to keep things the best of the best.. so if any of you   .  |.s$|
|$s.| -:-  guys are saying.. wow basic is elite... well apply... but  -:- |.s$|
|$s.|      we only accept the best... i really don't want to make it      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   invite only... because i just don't like that idea.. shit   .  |.s$|
|$s.|...   i'm rambling... i am going to finish this already... =]     ...|.s$|
|$s.|..:..     :   hope you enjoy the first basic epic... =]   :    ...:..|.s$|

|$s.|..:  .    :    :      .   (kaleidas.basic) .         :    :    .  :..|.s$|
|$s.|  .   hey there. you probably don't know who the hell i am, but   .  |.s$|
|$s.|      i'm kaleidas. mebbe you've seen  my trank,  endow, or cia      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   shit, but i've  always kept a low pro... well now ya know   .  |.s$|

|$s.|      it  seems epi forgot  to  mention  some  details and shit      |.s$|
|$s.|. .   having to do with the group.. i'll make it quick:           . .|.s$|
|$s.|:. .  like epi said, basic  is not invite only, so you can just  . .:|.s$|
[X]==:==== come up to me,  epidemic, holocaust, or cidica on irc and ====:==[X]
|$s.|:. .  hand us an app. however,  i cannot put enough emphasis on  . .:|.s$|
|$s.|.     how we truly want to keep basic at the top level of ascii     .|.s$|
|$s.|  .   quality. if you want to apply, stop and think "do i suck?   .  |.s$|
|$s.| -:-  aren't i rather new to ascii?" we've  had a few promising  -:- |.s$|
|$s.|      artists apply, but some lacked all the skills we look for      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   in an artist, or maybe they just straight out sucked. ;p    .  |.s$|
|$s.|...   that was rather  blunt...  also, however nice  it  is  to   ...|.s$|
|$s.|..:.. have groups around that take new artists in and help them ..:..|.s$|
[X]==:==== hone their skills,  and  get used  to the  way  the scene ====:==[X]
|$s.|:. .  works - basic is not one of  those groups.  now we're not      |.s$|
|$s.|.     saying we don't want new artists; my basic bruthah hollow      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   is brand new... just make sure you know what you're doing   .  |.s$|
|$s.| -:-  when you draw. i'm not making this very quick am i? ;>     -:- |.s$|
|$s.|      lesse... afilliated  boards: don't ask, because hq's  and      |.s$|
|$s.|  .   distros don't mean shit in today's scene with the internet  .  |.s$|
|$s.|...   and all.. namely irc. all we got are memberboards, and      ...|.s$|
|$s.|..:.. no, they aren't on the memberlist yet.. to tell y'all the ..:..|.s$|
[X]==:==== truth, i really don't know if our members run boards, but ====:==[X]
|$s.|:. .  we can take care of that later :> we'd rather put out the  . .:|.s$|
|$s.|.     first pack as soon as possible, so bleh.                      .|.s$|
|$s.|  .   so to wrap things up, i'm gonna wish all of our members a   .  |.s$|
|$s.| -:-  long stay, and our to future fans; put a corner of yer hd  -:- |.s$|
|$s.|      aside for us ;>                                                |.s$|

[X]==:==== to reach a basic senior visit your local adult book store ====:==[X]
|$s.|:. .  or find us  on irc in #ansi, #acid, #ice  or  maybe we'll  . .:|.s$|
|$s.|.     start up a #basic ;p and then there's email:                  .|.s$|

|$s.| -:-  epidemic.................................epidemic@ifu.net  -:- |.s$|
|$s.|  .   kaleidas...............................kaleidas@linex.com   .  |.s$|
|$s.|  .   slick willard..................mhz2@inbl03a.cc.lehigh.edu   .  |.s$|
|$s.|...            or call upon our helpful friend cidica             ...|.s$|