the bit that would be cropped is only 20kb worth at most because it's not animatingthe point is that upon first viewing, the space stands out a bit, so many peolpe might be expecting something to happen in there relevant to the animation, it's something of a means of distraction and trickery.
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StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list,
Thu 27 Jan 2005, 3:21,
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