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Improvements by:

Ilmari Karonen - Tricky bit where tops of walls meet moat
Shimrod - Turret 'wells', front battlements, ladder
Veronica Karlsson - Moat and drawbridge
Jonathan Wilson - Arch entrances to turrets
Andreas Freise - Horse

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Improvements by:

Ilmari Karonen - Tricky bit where tops of walls meet moat
Shimrod - Turret 'wells', front battlements, ladder, shading
Veronica Karlsson - Moat and drawbridge
Jonathan Wilson - Arch entrances to turrets
Andreas Freise - Horse

From llv002@acad.drake.edu (Desert Phantom)

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From anthony@kurango.cit.gu.edu.au (Anthony Thyssen)

Source: https://ascii.co.uk/art/castles

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