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From bobfranke@halcyon.com:
I think this is your best entry in the competition.  I like 
the black and white background and tree.  The alien 
also looks good.  I agree, the connection with the topic 
seems a little vague.

P.S.
I too think the new U.S. bills are ridiculous.  The rest of 
the world must be having a pretty good laugh.  Also, Ben 
Franklin is on the $100 bill.

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From ande8545@blue.unco.edu:
What?  Don't you like Monopoly money?







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From Sean_Hamilton@amrcorp.com:
I like the idea, the alien, and the blue halo.  The money on the ground appears
to be floating.  I didn't know it was money until I read the text.

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From djconnel@flash.net:
I like the tree and the alien.   Also, the use of color is 
nice.
The ship is novel in its representation.  However, I am 
not
sure it really represents either "first" or much of an 
"encounter"....

I also really dislike the $20 design.  So many of the 
world's nations have
beautiful currency -- why did we blow our chance?

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From east103@dialaccess.com:
The money is floating was this intentional?  Nice job with the alien.

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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
Cute image. Very alien. We wish we had a tree like that!

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From blaineholmes@hotmail.com:
Cool tree!

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From clem@dhol.com:
Interesting if bizarre idea.  The bills are too small to 
really identify visually.  It might help if a few were still 
hanging on the tree.  The alien seems to be calmly 
walking through a rocket exhaust.


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From r@haka.saunalahti.fi:
The mood in the scene is very intense - I'm sure you're already working on your
horror entry. Why are all the bills on the ground? (floating above it??)
Hanging a few from the tree would've made the point much more clear.