.  ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange
.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.    |          /\   ( ` / `  |   |          |
.    |         /__\   \  |    |   |          |
.    |        /    \ ._) \_, _|_ _|_         |
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.  -=[  a simplified view  ]=-
.
.#
.#  struct char_set (
.#
.#      0 .. 31  : unprintable control-codes   >
.#     32 .. 126 : printable ascii char set    >--- ASCII CHAR SET
.#    127        : backspace+delete            >
.#    128 .. 255 : extended char set           ]--- OEM/ISO EXTENSION
.#
.#  )
.#
.
.   32-126  guaranteed to pass through all transports
.  128-255  different in every font
.
.  recommend usage of the chars 32-126, which are:-
.
.      !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@
.      ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`
.      abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
.
.  to ensure widest possible distribution.
.
.  a char is a character or glyph that you can see
.  on the key-caps of your US-keyboard
.
.  ascii-art is a picture made using those chars
.
.  eg:
        .
       / \
       | |
       |.|
       |.|
       |:|      __
     ,_|:|_,   /  )
       (Oo    / _I_
        +\ \  || __|
           \ \||___|
             \ /.:.\-\
              |.:. /-----\
              |___|::oOo::|
              /   |:<_T_>:|
             |_____\ ::: /
              | |  \ \:/
              | |   | | [NOSIG]
              \ /   | \__
              / |   \____\
              `-'
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