A humble monk visit the PerlMonks and pushes open

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To enter the campus and be greeted with many infinite halls of

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 /            \   \            /  /     ....
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 \            /   /            \  \     ....
  '.        .'     '.        .'    '.  ....
    '-....-'         '-....-'        '-....

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And enters

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 /            \
;              ;
;     o        ;
 \   (x)      /
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    '-....-'

To find many doors (topics) in the

 hall of sopw threads ( auditoriums )
      .-.  .-.  .-.  .-.  .-.
  o  ( 1 )( 2 )(...)(142)(...
 (x)  '-'  '-'  '-'  '-'  '-'
 ( )

And enters a discussion

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;              ;
;     o        ;
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    '-....-'

To find an auditorium with a stage and stadium seating

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       ,gdP"                       "Ybg,
     ,dP"   Thread 10x9001 by {OP}    "Yb,
   ,dP"    Re: by {Jim}                 "Yb,
  ,8"      Re: by {AM E42}                "8,
 ,8'         Re^2: by {OP}                 `8,
,8'            Re^3: by {AM W84}            `8,
d'             Re^3: by {Jim}                `b
8                Re^4: by {AM E42}            8
8              Re^3: by {AM E42}              8
8                Re^4: by {OP}                8
8                                             8
8       On stage are {OP} and {Jim}           8
8 ------------------------------------------- 8
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And reads and joins in

art credits
http://stickgrappler.tripod.com/cma/tccascii.html
http://www.retrojunkie.com/asciiart/asciiart.htm