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PD/!FontMsgs/!PuddyTat/!README

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PUDDYTAT
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VERSION 1

BY THE SIDEWINDER (ALIAS TIM WILLIS)

A REPLACEMENT HOURGLASS ORIGINALLY TAKEN FROM MY
DECOR8 DESKTOP ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

I CANT TAKE AN AWFUL LOT OF CREDIT FOR THIS ONE THE
SPRITES ARE BORROWED (AND IMPROVED UPON!) FROM NEKO
ORIGINALLY CREDITED TO MASAYUKI KOBA (ARC CONVERSION
BY ?).  THE ACTUAL HOURGLASS MODULE WAS CREATED 
USING HOURMAKE BY JON RIBBENS OF DOGGYSOFT. 

I HOPE I HAVE NOT UPSET ANYONE WITH REGARD TO NEKO
BUT AS THE PROGRAM CONTAINS NO COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND
I HAVE ACTUALLY�IMPROVED THE BORROWED SPRITES I CANT
REALLY SEE ANY PROBLEM,BUT IF I'M WRONG TELL ME !

THIS PROGRAM IS FLAREWARE IF YOU SHOULD FIND IT TO
BE OF INTEREST, PLEASE DON A SUITABLY HIP OUTFIT
(PREFERABLY PSYCHEDELIC PAISLEY) AND RECITE A
CLASSIC LEONARD COHEN PROSE (OH GO ON!).

I CAN BE CONTACTED AT;

75 CHURNCOTE
STIRCHLEY
TELFORD
SHROPSHIRE
TF3 1YN.
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00000010  3d 0a 56 45 52 53 49 4f  4e 20 31 0a 0a 42 59 20  |=.VERSION 1..BY |
00000020  54 48 45 20 53 49 44 45  57 49 4e 44 45 52 20 28  |THE SIDEWINDER (|
00000030  41 4c 49 41 53 20 54 49  4d 20 57 49 4c 4c 49 53  |ALIAS TIM WILLIS|
00000040  29 0a 0a 41 20 52 45 50  4c 41 43 45 4d 45 4e 54  |)..A REPLACEMENT|
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00000090  52 4f 47 52 41 4d 2e 0a  0a 49 20 43 41 4e 54 20  |ROGRAM...I CANT |
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000000b0  54 20 4f 46 20 43 52 45  44 49 54 20 46 4f 52 20  |T OF CREDIT FOR |
000000c0  54 48 49 53 20 4f 4e 45  20 54 48 45 0a 53 50 52  |THIS ONE THE.SPR|
000000d0  49 54 45 53 20 41 52 45  20 42 4f 52 52 4f 57 45  |ITES ARE BORROWE|
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00000170  52 4d 41 4b 45 20 42 59  20 4a 4f 4e 20 52 49 42  |RMAKE BY JON RIB|
00000180  42 45 4e 53 20 4f 46 20  44 4f 47 47 59 53 4f 46  |BENS OF DOGGYSOF|
00000190  54 2e 20 0a 0a 49 20 48  4f 50 45 20 49 20 48 41  |T. ..I HOPE I HA|
000001a0  56 45 20 4e 4f 54 20 55  50 53 45 54 20 41 4e 59  |VE NOT UPSET ANY|
000001b0  4f 4e 45 20 57 49 54 48  20 52 45 47 41 52 44 20  |ONE WITH REGARD |
000001c0  54 4f 20 4e 45 4b 4f 0a  42 55 54 20 41 53 20 54  |TO NEKO.BUT AS T|
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00000220  44 20 53 50 52 49 54 45  53 20 49 20 43 41 4e 54  |D SPRITES I CANT|
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00000240  50 52 4f 42 4c 45 4d 2c  42 55 54 20 49 46 20 49  |PROBLEM,BUT IF I|
00000250  27 4d 20 57 52 4f 4e 47  20 54 45 4c 4c 20 4d 45  |'M WRONG TELL ME|
00000260  20 21 0a 0a 54 48 49 53  20 50 52 4f 47 52 41 4d  | !..THIS PROGRAM|
00000270  20 49 53 20 46 4c 41 52  45 57 41 52 45 20 49 46  | IS FLAREWARE IF|
00000280  20 59 4f 55 20 53 48 4f  55 4c 44 20 46 49 4e 44  | YOU SHOULD FIND|
00000290  20 49 54 20 54 4f 0a 42  45 20 4f 46 20 49 4e 54  | IT TO.BE OF INT|
000002a0  45 52 45 53 54 2c 20 50  4c 45 41 53 45 20 44 4f  |EREST, PLEASE DO|
000002b0  4e 20 41 20 53 55 49 54  41 42 4c 59 20 48 49 50  |N A SUITABLY HIP|
000002c0  20 4f 55 54 46 49 54 0a  28 50 52 45 46 45 52 41  | OUTFIT.(PREFERA|
000002d0  42 4c 59 20 50 53 59 43  48 45 44 45 4c 49 43 20  |BLY PSYCHEDELIC |
000002e0  50 41 49 53 4c 45 59 29  20 41 4e 44 20 52 45 43  |PAISLEY) AND REC|
000002f0  49 54 45 20 41 0a 43 4c  41 53 53 49 43 20 4c 45  |ITE A.CLASSIC LE|
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00000320  49 20 43 41 4e 20 42 45  20 43 4f 4e 54 41 43 54  |I CAN BE CONTACT|
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