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[A[59C [5C[1mWill you?   [0m   [32C[1mюддю- юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[16C
[A[67C            


[6CIn February of '94, the [1mfirst[0m ever [1mDARK[0m Colle
[A[51Cction was released into the
[3Cart scene.  Considered a talented crew of up and coming artis
[A[64Cts, DARK was
[3Cseen as the source of new blood for groups like ACiD and iCE.
[A[64C  In some
[3Crespects, this was true.  But...

[6CThis is February, 1997, and we're going all Dracula on your a
[A[67Css.

[6C[1mWelcome to the DARK New Year.[0m


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1mRecent Happenings[0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m------
[A[38C-----------[0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[6CJoining DARK Illustrated this month are [1mBlackmage[0m, a 
[A[59Cpromising new [1mVGA[0m
[3Cartist, and [1mFractal[0m, a well-known [1mANSI[0m artist
[A[48C with great skill and a fair
[3Csense of adventure when it comes to trying different styles.

[6CAlso, we'd like to officially welcome [1mHolocaust[0m into 
[A[59Cour folds.  As most
[3Clocals have known for months, Holocaust has been itching to j
[A[64Coin DARK.  The
[3Conly thing preventing this was a disagreement among Seniors a
[A[64Cbout ASCII
[3Cartists within the group.  Well, hO's won his war.  :>  And a
[A[64Cs you can see
[3Cby the memberlist, .NFO, FAQ, and logo colly, he's been keepi
[A[64Cng busy.

[6C[1mSamurai[0m has informed us that he'll be taking a leave 
[A[59Cof abscence for an
[3Cunknown length of time, in order to sort a few personal issue
[A[64Cs out.  All
[3Cof us hope him the best of luck and swiftest of resolutions.

[6CThis year, we'll finally be retiring the faithful ol' [1mDAR
[A[63CKViewer[0m.  It's
[3Cbeen a real pleasure, but [1mMist of Death[0m's work of (an
[A[56Cd for) art is in need
[3Cof an overhaul.  What will replace it, you ask?  Something we
[A[64C're proudly
[3Cnaming [1mNightvision[0m.  Stock up on your carrots... ;>

[6CDARK's "[1mBest of '96[0m" Re-Collection pack will be out t
[A[59Chis month, barring
[3Cany sort of malfunction within group motivation.  


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1m    Depth_Net    [0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m    --
[A[38C-------    [0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[6CAs you may've read a few months ago, "[1mEclipse_Net[0m", D
[A[59CARK's official mail
[3Cnetwork, shut down to be replaced (eventually) with [1mDepth
[A[60C_Net[0m.

[6CXypher Matryx is pleased to announce that Depth is finally up
[A[67C and running
[3Cafter a series of delays.  Though not an official DARK system
[A[64C, most members
[3Ccan be reached through any of the network's nodes.  The infor
[A[64Cmation packet
[3Chas been included with this archive for anyone interested.


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[14C[1mThe Lethal Aspect Online[0m[14C
[A[66C[1mздрд©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m  ----------
[A[38C--------------[0m[5C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[6CAnother long-awaited project, TLA Online is now available at:

[29C[1mwww.interlog.com/~xmtrx[0m

[6CThis web site will feature many DARK-related links, as well a
[A[67Cs support
[3Cfor groups and functions the original BBS has to offer.


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1m    Les Huh?!    [0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m    --
[A[38C-------    [0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[3C- [1mThe 4th Disciple[0m is bringing back his [1mAphrodite
[A[52C[0m 'Zine, for homosexual
[5Czoo keepers who enjoy stroking their (eCHO) members.  ;>

   - "This trick works for any and all games!

     Press CTRL-ALT-DEL, then flip the switch labeled "Power".  E
[A[65Cnter the
     strange mode called "reality," laden with 3D graphics, surro
[A[65Cund sound, and
     beautiful texturing.  Although the campaign seems extensive,
[A[65C we're not so 
     sure about the flight modeling, and many of the character in
[A[65Cteractions 
     seem pointless."
[24C[1;30m--  Computer Gaming World, Issue 151[0m

[3C- The new entry-level position for struggling ANSI rippers:  
[A[64Crunning around
[3C  spewing ACiD propaganda.  What better way to get back at al
[A[64Cl those artists
[5Cwho flamed them, than to praise the non-ANSI route ACiD seems
[A[66C to have
[5Cadopted.  ;>

[3C- eCHO, our favorite soundbwoi's. 

[3C- DARK Illustrated : Wiping out your echo-sytem!

[3C- "Submission for the 02/97 pack due Feb 25th-30th."  --  eCH
[A[64CO Bot Message


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1m    Filenames    [0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m    --
[A[38C-------    [0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

   Filenames work like this:  [1mXXXXX-##.*[0m

[1m   XXXXX [0mis a five-letter abbreviation of the artist's al
[A[57Cias.  (Should the
   alias fall within five characters or less, the entire alias wi
[A[65Cll be used.)

   [1m## [0mrepresents the current number of pieces the artist 
[A[57Chas produced for
   the year of 1997.

   [1m* [0mcan be any valid extension for images, executables, 
[A[57Cdata files, or
   musical compositions.  The most common are [1;30mDRK [0mfor 
[A[54CANSI images, [1;30mJPG[0m/[1;30mGIF[0m/
   [1;30mBMP[0m/etc... for high-resolution graphic images, and 
[A[54C[1;30mMOD[0m/[1;30mS3M[0m/[1;30mXM[0m/etc... for
   music data files.


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1m    D'archives   [0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m    --
[A[38C--------   [0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[7C[1mThe Lethal Aspect[0m[9C[1mWorld Headquarters[0m[9C
[A[60C[1mXypher Matryx[0m
[7C[1;30mThe Regency[0m[15C[1;30mInternet Headquarters[0m[6C
[A[60C[1;30mHalaster[0m
[7CClockwork London[10CDARK Member Board[10CSeraphim
[7CMad Cows?!?[15CDARK Member Board[10CNight Stalker
[7CSavage Exile[14CDARK Member Board[10CAcidic Soap
[7CSight & Sound[13CDARK Member Board[10CDrone-Fly
[7CSpecial Sauce[13CDARK Member Board[10CSamurai
[7CThe Way Station[11CDARK Member Board[10CThe Anarchist
[7CAbraxas/Diabolic[10CDARK US Support Site[7CMegga Hertz

[6CVia the Internet, DARK packs can be obtained from The Regency
[A[67C's FTP
   site, at [1mtregency.res.cmu.edu[0m, or from the ACiD Artpac
[A[57Cks Archive at
   [1mftp.cdrom.com [0m([1;30m/pub/artpacks/incoming/artpacks/
[A[50C[0m)

[6CMost DARK members can be contacted through e-mail (addresses 
[A[67Cavailable
   in the memberlist), and some may be found lurking on the IRC, 
[A[65Cin channel
   [1m#dark[0m.  ([1;30mEFnet[0m)

[6CFor more detailed information on DARK Illustrated, DARK's own
[A[67C F.A.Q.
   (Frequently Asked Questions) text file is included in this arc
[A[65Chive.
   Filename: [1mDARK-FAQ.182[0m


[1mд©дбрббдрздрд©[0m[18C[1m    Conclusion   [0m[17C[1mздрд
[A[70C©рбдбрбдзд юдыпаадпадҐды[0m[12C[1m   [0m[3C[1m    --
[A[38C--------   [0m[8C[1m [0m[8C[1mюдсдападапюды [0m

[6CTune in next month an exclusive recipe for eCHO Waffles!  As 
[A[67Cwell, we'll
[3Cbring you an exclusive interview with Colnel Wreck, who repor
[A[64Cts on the raid
[3Cof the notorious "Camp eCHO".


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  [19CIn the dark, good guys are finished first.[0m