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From: mo@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (F.L. Catalyst)
Subject: GIF: a dog named Hogan
Date: 1995/05/15
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[Ken Dunnington <kennethd@hopper.unh.edu> posted a raw GIF conversion of a 
dog named Hogan, and asked for help editing it.]

Here's the dog removed from the surroundings (as near as I can tell without
seeing the original):

                R$$$#RRR?R        RNWM#*
                $##R?XMMX!~!???MX!??!M! `R
               R!!!!XMMM~!!!!!!?!!!!?X:u:!
              M!!!!!M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NX
              R!!!!XX!XHHH!!!~~!!!!!!!?  M
           *TT!!!!!!MX!!MX?~   <!!!!:~`
       RT!!!!~~~!XH?""!!!!~<::<!!!!!XX!
      R!!!!!!:~~~~MM! ~!!!<!!!!!!X!!MM!
     R!!!!!!!!!!~~??~~ !!~~~!!!!!!!!!MH
     X~~!!!!!~!!~~~~ ~  ~!!:~<!!X!!!!!!T
     !  !!!~~~~<>    ~  ~~!!~~!!M!!~~`~~!
     !~ !!!~!~<>           `  ~!!!!  `.U
     ~ '!!<!!~~~          ~:~:  ``~.:x
     ! ~!!~!!~~~:        ~~~~~  !:..x@
     ! ~!~<!!~~~~       ~~~~  .!!!!!
     W:`!~<!!~`~~~~: '~ '~~~ <!!!!!!!
      X ~:!!~~~ `~~::   ~!~~:!!!~~!!!
     ^!~ ~!!~~:   '~~      ~~~~  ~~!~!
     !~~ '!!~~~~~     ::~~~<!!!<:: ~!!
     <~: `!~~<~~~~::~~<<<<!!:!!!<::!!!
     !~~ '~~~~~~~:<~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     X!   '~  ~~~!<!<~~-!!!!!~~!!!!!!
      !   ~!    ~!!!           ~!!!~!
      !   <!<   '<!~            ~!!!!
      !.  `XX.   ~<             ~~~!X
       !  '! !    `<!!X> !!!!:`~!<!!!
        !  ! !~~  ~!  !~ '!  !~'~<!!!
       !~  ~ !~~~~:!  !  '! ?!  ~~!!!
       X   ' !~ :~<!  <   ! !<::~~<!
       !>  ! !~'~~<!  !  !  !~!<<!!
        :  ! !~ ~~:X   : !  X<!!!!!
        !:~! !~~~!!M   !<!  M!!!!<!
        <>!! !::~!!H   !:~  MH!!!!!
       !!!~! !~~!!MM   ~~~! M!!!!!!
      !!  `!  !:<!!!   !   `!?!!!!!
      !~ ~ !  !~<!!!   !  ::~!!!!!!
      !!!!:!  :~~!!%    :. !:~!!!!<
              !~~~!!     ~ `.:!!!!!!
             !!~!!:!         H!::!!!
             !!!!!!          MX!!!!!
            H!!!!!            X!!!!!
           !!!!!!             X!!!!!M
          !!!!!!!             !!!!!!!!??
         !!!~<<<!              !!!:~<:~!!
         !!!!!:!                !!!X!!:!!!
           X!!                    XXXX!?M



Replacing the tildas with colons (a personal preference) produced this:

                R$$$#RRR?R        RNWM#*
                $##R?XMMX!:!???MX!??!M! `R
               R!!!!XMMM:!!!!!!?!!!!?X:u:!
              M!!!!!M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NX
              R!!!!XX!XHHH!!!::!!!!!!!?  M
           *TT!!!!!!MX!!MX?:   <!!!!::`
       RT!!!!:::!XH?""!!!!:<::<!!!!!XX!
      R!!!!!!:::::MM! :!!!<!!!!!!X!!MM!
     R!!!!!!!!!!::??:: !!:::!!!!!!!!!MH
     X::!!!!!:!!:::: :  :!!::<!!X!!!!!!T
     !  !!!::::<>    :  ::!!::!!M!!::`::!
     !: !!!:!:<>           `  :!!!!  `.U
     : '!!<!!:::          ::::  ``:.:x
     ! :!!:!!::::        :::::  !:..x@
     ! :!:<!!::::       ::::  .!!!!!
     W:`!:<!!:`::::: ': '::: <!!!!!!!
      X ::!!::: `::::   :!:::!!!::!!!
     ^!: :!!:::   '::      ::::  ::!:!
     !:: '!!:::::     :::::<!!!<:: :!!
     <:: `!::<::::::::<<<<!!:!!!<::!!!
     !:: '::::::::<:::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     X!   ':  :::!<!<::-!!!!!::!!!!!!
      !   :!    :!!!           :!!!:!
      !   <!<   '<!:            :!!!!
      !.  `XX.   :<             :::!X
       !  '! !    `<!!X>!!!!!:`:!<!!!
        !  ! !::  :!  !: '!  !:':<!!!
       !:  : !:::::!  !  '! ?!  ::!!!
       X   ' !: ::<!  <   ! !<::::<!
       !>  ! !:'::<!  !  !  !:!<<!!
        :  ! !: :::X   : !  X<!!!!!
        !::! !:::!!M   !<!  M!!!!<!
        <>!! !:::!!H   !::  MH!!!!!
       !!!:! !::!!MM   :::! M!!!!!!
      !!  `!  !:<!!!   !   `!?!!!!!
      !: : !  !:<!!!   !  :::!!!!!!
      !!!!:!  :::!!%    :. !::!!!!<
              !:::!!         :!!!!!!
             !!:!!:!         H!::!!!
             !!!!!!          MX!!!!!
            H!!!!!            X!!!!!
           !!!!!!             X!!!!!M
          !!!!!!!             !!!!!!!!??
         !!!:<<<!              !!!::<::!!
         !!!!!:!                !!!X!!:!!!
           X!!                    XXXX!?M



Generally keeping to the original shading scheme, reducing open areas, using
a smaller variety of characters, and smoothing here and there resulted in
this:

               sSSSS#SSSSn        MMMM#m
              sSS##SSSMMS!:!SSSMS!SS!M!."n
              SS!!!!SMMM:!!!!!!S!!!!SS:u:!
              S!!!!!MM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
              !!!!!MM!SMMM!!!::!!!!!!!S  !
         ..nnn:!!!!MM!!MSS!:...!!!!!::.
       !!!!!!::::MMM:!!!!!:!::!!!!!!SS!
      !!!!!!!!!:::M!:!!!!!!!!!!!!S!!MM!
     !!!!!!!!!!!!::::`!!!:::!!!!!!!!!MM.
     !!!!!!!!!!!!!:::.`!!!!::!!!S!!!!!!b
     !!:!!!::::!!:::..:.``!!::!!M!!::`::!
     !::!!!:!!!!:::.''..:. `..`!!!!!:`.,'
     ::!!!!!!!!::::..'.'..::.`..``:::':'
     !:!!!:!!!::::::.;..;:::::."":__,n
     !:!!:!!!:.:::::;:::::::...!`""""
     !!:!:!!!:`..:::::::::::.!!!!!!!
     :!:.:!!!::.`.:::..::!!!!!::::!!!
     !!!.:!!!::...'::......::::..::!:
     !!!.`!!!::::.....::::::!!!!::.:!!
     !!:.`!::!::::::!!!!!!!!!!!!!::!!!
     !!::`::::::::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     !!:::':.::::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     !!:::!!``:::!!!!;;;;;;;;;!!!!!:!
     `!:::!!!.``:!!!;::;,,:.,`:;:!!!!
      !::::Y`:`..:!!;;,'',,,;:`:::!!!
       !:::! !::.:!::!!!!!!!!;:;:!!!!
        !::! !!:.:!!' !: '! ,!:.::!!!
        !!!! !::::!!  !. '! :!.;!::!!
        !!!! !:.::!!  !:.:! !;;!!!:!
        !!!! !:.::!!  !::!  !!!!!!!
        !!!! !!:::!S  `::!  S!!!!!!
        !!!! !!::!!M   !:!  M!!!!!!
        !!!! !!:;!!S   !::  MS!!!!!
       !!!:! !!:!!MM   :::. M!!!!!!
      !!..`! !!:!!!!   !..:;!!!!!!!
      !:.:.! !!:!!!!   !;:.:!:!!!!!
      `!!!:' !!::!!:   `::::!:!!!!!
             !!!:!!!        !:!!!!!
             !!:::!!        S!::!!!
             !:!!:!         MS!!!!!
            S!!!!!          `S!!!!!!
           !!!!!!            S!!!!!!M
          !!!!!!!             !!!!!!!!!.
         !!!:::!!              !!!:::::!!
         !!!!!:!                !!!S!!:!!!
          `S!!'                  `SSSS!!!'



That's all I think I'll do with it.  Have fun, and please post your finished
product.
-Catalyst