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[[Man sits at computer, typing]]
~!~ Opening Chat with BLSK05
<NICKM> Hi!
<NICKM> A
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L?
<BLSK05> : )
[[Man looks stunned, flies backward]]
[[Two smaller frames focus in on BLSK05's emoticon, implying rotation to show a smile and two open eyes.]]
[[Man at computer slouches in chair, dead, crossbones above his head]]
[[At the remote computer a large snake (basilisk) is looking at its screen]]
{{title text: U+FDD0 is actually Unicode for the eye of the basilisk, though for safety reasons no font actually renders it.}}
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