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From jim@t130.aone.net.au:
kooky yes but magic? looks nice though.

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From lowellr@globaldialog.com:

Magic ? - also too dark to see anything.
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From tlyons@gnn.com:

too dark....8(
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From bnh@glasswings.com.au:
nooooo! it's a reflective sphere.. and.. ARGHHH there's the chessboard.. NOOO!
Trying this in any sort of academic tracing environment will get you shot..
glass/
chrome balls on checkerboards are a cliche.

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From amarok@geocities.com:
Not very technically advanced, but still rather pretty.

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From wozzeck@club-internet.fr:
Err... Magic?

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From ingo@ibm.net:
Hi!

You know that there is a topic to follow in each round of 
the contest, don't you?

Bye,
   Ingo.

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From chipr@niestu.com:
The magic of shiny spheres on a checkered floor?  "Now watch me pull a rabbit
outta my hat!"  "Aw, that trick never works."  Just a bit too simple to be
competitive.