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$'  $"Mistigris 1996 - Lost but not forgotten."

.$²1.  Big enough?  (And how big is TOO bi
g?)²$.
.² `` ².
$  :        The thought may strike you
as you peruse this pack:  $
`+..that it is quite a humdinger.  Espe
cially considering that..+'
`².we still don't have an issue of Kithe ready
to release to.²'
°  $you.  (In that respect, we _do_ have some
thing cooking for$  °
..+'next month, but for now we're keeping it on the
back`+..
.²burner.)  It is as such that we offer unto you an
².
$  :unusually informative infofile.  (Informatio
n in the:  $
`+..infofile?  What a novel concept...)
In any event, these ..+'
`².parentheses are getting tedious so I should
cut to the.²'
°  $chase.$  °

.²        The pack measures up as our second-largest p
ack².
$  :release to date, dwarfed only by the January
1996 pack (on:  $
`+..which four times as many months wer
e spent amassing art.) ..+'
`².The size is partially accountable for variou
s factors -.²'
°  $our returning practise of including the a
pplication$  °
..+'generator in the pack, our lengthy file seperato
rs, and,`+..
.²oh yeah, Foolish Bird's half-meg song 8).  We assure
you².
$  :however that the size reflects the quality o
f the work:  $
`+..presented, and while the music and
high resolution may..+'
`².make the archive size bigger and transfer ti
me longer it.²'
°  $is also well worth listening to and looki
ng at,$  °
..+'respectively.  It is as such that I will urge yo
u not to `+..
.²overlook this pack merely because of the size.²

`+..1a. Propaganda in the form of a sli
p in logic...+'
`²..²'
°  $        This fails to take into account o
f course the$  °
..+'fact that you would not be reading this infofile
had you`+..
.²not downloaded the pack 8).  If you do think that it
was².
$  :worth the precious seconds drained away from
your:  $
`+..lifespan, please reccommend it to y
our brethren, spread..+'
`².it around to BBSes and FTP sites, or even co
ntribute to.²'
°  $it in the form of a guest artist or yea,
even a member.$  °

.²².
$  :2.  News of the group?  Group of the news?
Fruit of the Loom?:  $

`².        This pack represents the full awaken
ing of our.²'
°  $promising new members (Neophyte, Weird, T
rinity) as well$  °
..+'as the final promenades of some old favorites (M
avrik,`+..
.²KesTrel, Lord Maximoff) and finally some unexpected
guest².
$  :cameo appearances from former Legend, Integr
ity, and:  $
`+..Mistigris member Questor and from l
it tycoon..+'
`².extraordinaire Schtroumpf of Cenobite, as we
ll as a quite.²'
°  $expected guest appearance from Fire membe
r (and former$  °
..+'Mistigris member) The Extremist from when he sta
yed at my`+..
.²house at the terminus of his cross-Canada hitchhikin
g².
$  :trip.  We all enjoyed our summer thoroughly,
aside from:  $
`+..that little incident when that fier
y rift opened up in the..+'
`².earth and swallowed Nitnatsnoc, Silent Knigh
t and Genocide.²'
°  $Kitten whole to work out their difference
s. We're sure$  °
..+'that given time, and a few pick-axes, they'll be
come the`+..
.²best of buddies.².

`+..        I can't reveal too much of
our other affairs..+'
`².without disclosing the contents of the pendi
ng Kithe.²'
°  $issues, but I can tell the music-lovers o
ut there to watch$  °
..+'out for our TRACKERFIX '96 music disk release 'o
fun. `+..
.²Useful utils of all sorts are coming close to fruiti
tion,².
$  :so be sure to pluck them before they go all
soft and:  $
`+..bruisy.  Things may be slowing down
a bit as we all get..+'
`².back to school and goofing off on someone EL
SE's time, but.²'
°  $our fantabulous TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY pack
is coming up and$  °
..+'we hope to make it quite a special little archiv
e indeed. `+..
.²If anyone feels like helping me make it special plea
se².
$  :contact me.  (And no, we don't need anyone t
o come out of:  $
`+..the cake - we already got Mage to d
o it.  He figured that..+'
`².after us using his cake for two years he may
as well get.²'
°  $some milage out of it as well.)$

.²2a. Bibble.².

`+..        As I am writing this, I hav
e not had any sleep for..+'
².42 hours.  (Gee, how could we tell?)  This m
ay at least.²
°  $partially explain the unusual lucidity of
the contents of$  °
..+'this letter.`+..
.²².
$  :2b. Is this lame or what?:  $

².        As Mistigris will be celebrating the
2nd.²
°  $anniversary of its first release, so even
sooner will The$  °
:.+'Screaming Tomato be celebrating its big two at t
he end of`+.:
.².August.  Any art for this wonderful boar
d would assuredly.².
$  :be appreciated.  And other members wanting a
rt for their:  $
`+..boards will of course simply have t
o leave subtle hints..+'
`².contained within their works.  I write the i
nfofile, I.²'
°  $get to abuse the privelige 8)$

.²3.  The Member, and How to Swing it.².

`+..        (note:  gee, that seems eve
n more appropriate.  I..+'
`².should use more Tom Jones-related bulletin h
eaders.  It.²'
°  $seems to work well.  Then again, anything
involving Tom$  °
..+'Jones is destined to succeed.  Hey, does this me
an that`+..
.²we're going to get underwear thrown at us?)².

`+..        Ahem.  What follows will be
as precise a list as..+'
`².possible of current Mistigris members.  Wher
e applicable,.²'
°  $we will display their e-mail addresses ne
xt to their$  °
..+'names.  (Handy, huh?)`+..
.²².
$  :A disclaimer would also be in order to the
word :  $
`+..  that although having your name om
itted from this list does..+'
`².not constitute expulsion, you certainly have
n't been at the.²'
°  $front of Cthulu's mind recently and that
perhaps you should$  °
..+'do something to remedy the situation.`+.

.²².
$  :lEGEND = mentors (people who care) in
bLUE.:  $
`+..(and can and will do anything abou
t it)..+'
`².ANSI.²'

..+'Babyface         `+..
.²Cereal Killer².
$  :Cybercool:  $
`+..Destro  ..+'
`².Etana .²'
°  $Maeve Wolfmwolf@sv.net.au$

..+'Neophyteneophyte@unix.dsoe.com

.²Rage².
$  :Sentience:  $

`².ASCII.²'

..+'Publius Enigma`+..
.²The Iconoclastjleigh@direct.ca².
$  :Trinitytrin@bbs.dsoe.com

`+..Weirdfungj@luther.cbbs.org

`².Wishbringer.²'

.²².
$  :Anakin:  $
`+..angst..+'
`².Bastet Audrey_Yap@mindlink.bc.ca
.²'
°  $Big BrotherBig.Brother@sciboard.spdlan
.louisville.edu$  °
..+'Crowkeeper crowkeep@imag.net `+.

.²Cthulu  cthulu@infomatch.com².
$  :Grateful Dead    :  $
`+..Flying Fish..+'
`².frazZle.²'
°  $Jake Blues$  °
..+'Remorhaz `+..
.²Sentience        ².
$  :Zamfir Worshipper:  $
`+..Zinnia Rockjanderse@max-net.com

`².      .²
°  $VGA$  °

.²Etana².
$  :Jake Blues:  $
`+..Sentience           .

`².Thanatos thxmist@ix.netcom.com
.²
°  $   The Wanderer wanderer@upstate.net

.²MUSIC.².

`+..Fritz..+'
².Foolish Birdfoolbird@intergate.bc.²

°  $Jake Blues$  °
..+'Sentience           `+..
.²Sylphidsylphid@infomatch.com².
$  :The Pope:  $

².CODE:.²'

:.+'Candide`+..
.².Dr. CPU drcpu@vcn.bc.ca².
$  :Eto:  $
`+..Mavrik..+'
`².Maxwellmaxwell@apci.net.²'
°  $Questor             $  °
..+'Sylphidsylphid@infomatch.com`

.²Xavierxavier@jumppoint.com².

`+..INTERNET:..+'
`²..²'
°  $Wodanmattk@hooked.net$  °
..+'Dr. CPUdrcpu@vcn.bc.ca`+.

.²².
$  :4.  The Site, and How to Swing it.

`².        (no, that doesn't work anywhere as w
ell.  Let's.²'
°  $try that again.)$  °

.²4a. It's not Unusual to be Loved by any Site.².

`+..        (that's marginally better.)

`²..²'
°  $        Here is a listing of last month's
sites.  There$  °
..+'are more now but due to paperwork, bureaucracy,
red tape`+..
.²and entirely too much sunny weather we haven't manag
ed².
$  :to get their information officially typed up
.  We assure:  $
`+..you that once the sun tucks itself
away for its 10 month..+'
².leave of absence, the infofiles will be much
more current.²'
°  $and uninspired.  Hey, you take the good w
ith the bad.$  °

.²SITES:².

`+..http://www.geopages.com/Athens/175
8/mist.html..+'
²..²'
°  $(fantastically old WWW page, soon to be g
old &$  °
:.+'shiny. honest)     `+..
.².².
$  :+WThe Screaming Tomato (604) 430-8805
Nitty/Cthulu :  $
`+..+CC1ty iZ Burning      (418)
841-3410  The Extremist..+'
`².+UThe Regency     tregency.res.cmu.edu  H
alaster    .²'
°  $+KDaemon's Gate        (604) 948-03
63  Mavrik      $  °
..+'+THarvest Moon         (216) 951-7059  Qur

.²-pThe Undiscovered Point(604) PRI-VATE  Dr. CPU
².
$  :Shades of a Shade     (604) 540-7968  Ghost
Writer   :  $
`+..The Fuzzy Doorknob    (604) 943-46
26  Sylphid        ..+'
`².The Neon Jesus        (604) 942-3074  Genoc
ide Kitten.²'
°  $Entrance to Obscurity (604) 525-2767  Eto

..+'Malpractise           (604) down dow  Trinity

.²Skull Duggery         (502) n down d  Grim Reaper
².
$  :The Fifth Moon        (604) 520-9519  frazZ
le        :  $
`+..Dreams of Dark, E. L. (604) 525-65
19  Etana    ..+'
`².Biproducts            (408) 372-7712  neoNE
GRO       .²'
°  $Power Station         (353) 041-32568 Mad
max         $  °

.²².
$  :5.  What's new Pussycat, Woah-oh-oh.

`².        I decided that if I was going to go
to all the.²'
°  $trouble of writing a REAL newsletter that
I may as well$  °
..+'pull out all the stops and do one of these`

.²semi-conventional numbered-list-style ones.  You sho
uld².
$  :be happy to note that we have refrained from
the use of:  $
`+..any fractions, decimals, and irrati
onal numbers in the..+'
².sequence of events..²

..+'5√2.  Whoops.  Guess I blew it.`+..
.²².
$  :        Don't those squiggles on the side st
art to get:  $
`+..irritating after line 250 or so?  T
hanks to Publius..+'
².Enigma anyway for drawing this whole frame f
or me to.²
°  $spew verbal diarrhea into.  He had some g
reets in the$  °
:.+'original version which are neatly tucked away in
to `+.:
.².black-on-black text at the bottom, so if
you suspect.².
$  :that he was trying to sneak a hidden message
to you,:  $
`+..you're liable to find it there.

²..²'
°  $6.  Poo.  I've run out of Tom Jones refer
ences.  $  °
:.+'    Guess I'm not a true fan.`+..
.².².
$  :        If you've made it to the bottom of t
his textfile:  $
`+..without getting sick of the terribl
e puns and copious..+'
².in-jokes you deserve some sort of metal.  He
re, take.²'
°  $Lead.  So big and unweildy, never did muc
h with it anyway.$  °

.².        You deserve some sort of joke or
something for².
$  :having persevered to the end of this rant.
Lessee...:  $

².OK.  A man walks into a bar.  OW!.²'
°  $(Hee hee.  James Brown - OOOOooW!)$

.².All right, that's enough silliness.  I s
hould go now..².

`+.$"Mistigris 1996 - putting the 'scen
e' pack into 'scintillating.'"$.+'

$$.actually, it's still pretty darned silly, but oh
well....$$
$$$²o.-cthulu JOIN(mist)
.o²$$$