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                   STORY OF THE TINY LOBSTER

The tiny lobster is the world's smallest recognizable avatar,
as registered by the Guiness Book of World Records, 1998, page 123.  

It consists of 4 pixels, which are bright red, arranged in a "Y"
configuration.  Try to imagine one now.


The tiny lobster is an excellent example
of the *idea* of an avatar being
significantly more important than it's
rendering quality.  A fact which is
sometimes lost on the creators of more
highly detailed and expensive lobsters.

Actual tiny lobsters often live in
caves, and don't come out very often,
except to shamelessly promote their
products.

It is illegal to ensnare tiny lobsters,
and they are largely inedible, anyway.


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