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Enjoy!
 
Your 'Have A Nice Day' Laugh is:
 
  With all the humorous Night Before Christmas knockoffs..
  I thought I'd send you guys the real version.. with
  illustrations by joan stark
 
    I wish you all the best.....  Cheryl Rogers
 
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                  "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
     by Clement Clarke Moore      (ASCII art by joan stark)
 
                                                 `'`;,
                                                  ___H_   _(`)
     _   _  'Twas the night before Christmas    _/\    \ ( )  )
    (o\_/o)    and all through the house...   /\__\\____\(  )_)
     |. .|    Not a creature was stirring,    ||""||''''| |`|
     =\ /=     not even a mouse.           ~~`""""`""""`~~~
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                  The stockings were hung        |=| |=| || |=|
    o _             by the chimney with care,    | | | | | | | |
    |(')---.|     In hopes that St. Nicholas     /(| /(| /(| /(|
    |~|o _ |       would soon be there.        (_/ (_/ (_/ (_/
    |===|(')---.|
        |~|    |  The children were all nestled         _,_
     o _|=======|     all snug in their beds,        _,_((  )
     |(')---.|       While visions of sugar plums   ((  )`-`_,_
     |~|    |          danced in their heads.       '-'   ((  )
     |=======|                                              `-`
   o _           And Mamma in her 'kerchief,       ___,
   |(')---.|         and I in my cap,             /(__\      .---.
   |~|    |      Had just settled our brains    |__)__|    /   \_\
   |=======|        for a long winter's nap.    ,@@. .@@,  |_____|\|
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    (IIIIIIIIIII)     When out on the lawn      `"\_=_/"`  (  ^  )
    )     ;     (     there arose such a clatter,           \_=_/
    (    ;|;    )        I sprang from my bed
    (   ;`|`;   (   to see what was the matter.   *  ____  .     *
    )  ;' | ';  (                                  .'_   '.
    (=@'--|--'@=)    Away to the window         '  `  `)a  \   .   '
    ) ';  |  ;` (     I flew like a flash,   .     *  /_    |
    ( ;___|___; )  Tore open the shutters          ,__.='  /  +  '
    ),;=======;,(     and threw up the sash.    +  '.____.' .
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       .      .         The moon on the breast    '    *   .
       _\/  \/_          of the new-fallen snow
        _\/\/_      Gave the lustre of mid-day        .         *
    _\_\_\/\/_/_/_      to objects below.               _  _H_     +
     / /_/\/\_\ \                                 +    [_] (_)_
        _/\/\_       When, what to my wondering         |=( : )  .
        /\  /\          eyes should appear,         '   |(  :  )
     *  :  *  '     But a miniature sleigh,         `~`~`"""`~`~
   . _\/ \/_ .         and eight tiny reindeer.
  * \  \ /  / *                                         __.  .--,
   -=>: X :<=-   With a little old driver,          .=,{\/ _/  /`)
  * / _/ \_ \ *    so lively and quick,       . ' (`._(_.;`   /
   '  /\ /\  '         I knew in a moment . '      \_________/
     *  '  *             it must be St. Nick.    (___Y_____Y___,
       .-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, .  '
     .-/___,-/___,-/___,-/___, )   More rapid than eagles
      `\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )`\ _ )<     his coursers they came.
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