ASCII generator: Convert text to ASCII text (BENJAMIN)

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# benjamin.flf  //  Version 02  //  2001-06-04
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# This font is based on article <5m7lhtg5vj1esom25btrdugng0mseqisqv@4ax.com>
# from the newsgroup de.alt.rec.ascii-art and its follow-ups.
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# The most current version of this font should be available here:
# http://www.cgarbs.de/stuff/benjamin.flf.gz
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#-[WhoIsWho]------------------------------------------------------------------
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# Font creators:
# >> Benjamin Weiland <benjamin.weiland@uloc.de>
# >> Markus Gebhard <ukgh@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
# >> Christian Garbs <mitch@cgarbs.de>
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# .flf file maintainer:
# Christian Garbs <mitch@cgarbs.de>
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#-[History]-------------------------------------------------------------------
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# 2001-06-04::Version 02
# * added the comments you're reading now
# * changed download location to www.cgarbs.de
# * added 0-9, &, German umlauts + ess-zed
# * changed X
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# 2001-06-03::Version 01
# * available characters: A-Z, a-z, @, *
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#-[Commercial]----------------------------------------------------------------
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#                         _       __,"\\  _.      _    de.alt.rec.ascii-art
#      /\\     /\\   _.--/ `.   ,' (   "_//"   __| |__ _ _ _ __ _ ___ __ _
#   ,''\,"  ,""\,"=='(   \.'\\_,(  _`-'=-'    / _` / _` | '_/ _` |___/ _` |
#  ' u-u `=' u-u     |l''|l  `" |m' |m  -bf-  \__,_\__,_|_| \__,_|   \__,_|
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