How to output a random ASCII logo from a text file using a shell script?

I have a plain text file that contains ASCII logos seperated by white space.
Im trying to figure out how to make a script that can output a random logo from that file.. Basically what im trying to do is shuffle blocks of text in a file and output only one such block. For simplicity all ASCII logos will not contain new lines (each logo will be a single block of text)

The following is what I tried, it radomizes the blocks, but outputs the whole file.. I assume the command (which I dont understand, ust found it) processes the whole file at once, and thus why I cant print out individual array items.

#!/bin/bash
myArray=$(sed '1s/^/\n/; s/^$/\x00/' ascii_art.txt | shuf -z | sed '1d; s/\x00//')
echo "${myArray[0]}"

Here's what 'ascii_art.txt' contains (it actually has more logos though):

VVVVVVVV           VVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMM               MMMMMMMM     
V::::::V           V::::::VI::::::::IM:::::::M             M:::::::M     
V::::::V           V::::::VI::::::::IM::::::::M           M::::::::M     
V::::::V           V::::::VII::::::IIM:::::::::M         M:::::::::M     
 V:::::V           V:::::V   I::::I  M::::::::::M       M::::::::::M     
  V:::::V         V:::::V    I::::I  M:::::::::::M     M:::::::::::M     
   V:::::V       V:::::V     I::::I  M:::::::M::::M   M::::M:::::::M     
    V:::::V     V:::::V      I::::I  M::::::M M::::M M::::M M::::::M     
     V:::::V   V:::::V       I::::I  M::::::M  M::::M::::M  M::::::M     
      V:::::V V:::::V        I::::I  M::::::M   M:::::::M   M::::::M     
       V:::::V:::::V         I::::I  M::::::M    M:::::M    M::::::M     
        V:::::::::V          I::::I  M::::::M     MMMMM     M::::::M     
         V:::::::V         II::::::IIM::::::M               M::::::M     
          V:::::V          I::::::::IM::::::M               M::::::M     
           V:::V           I::::::::IM::::::M               M::::::M     
            VVV            IIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMM               MMMMMMMM     



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/  |   /  |/  |                    /  |/  |/  |                                /  \     /  |/        |   
$$ |   $$ |$$/  _____  ____        $$ |$$/ $$ |   __   ______    _______       $$  \   /$$ |$$$$$$$$/    
$$ |   $$ |/  |/     \/    \       $$ |/  |$$ |  /  | /      \  /       |      $$$  \ /$$$ |$$ |__       
$$  \ /$$/ $$ |$$$$$$ $$$$  |      $$ |$$ |$$ |_/$$/ /$$$$$$  |/$$$$$$$/       $$$$  /$$$$ |$$    |      
 $$  /$$/  $$ |$$ | $$ | $$ |      $$ |$$ |$$   $$<  $$    $$ |$$      \       $$ $$ $$/$$ |$$$$$/       
  $$ $$/   $$ |$$ | $$ | $$ |      $$ |$$ |$$$$$$  \ $$$$$$$$/  $$$$$$  |      $$ |$$$/ $$ |$$ |_____    
   $$$/    $$ |$$ | $$ | $$ |      $$ |$$ |$$ | $$  |$$       |/     $$/       $$ | $/  $$ |$$       |   
    $/     $$/ $$/  $$/  $$/       $$/ $$/ $$/   $$/  $$$$$$$/ $$$$$$$/        $$/      $$/ $$$$$$$$/    


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There's no need for an array if all you want to do is print a random logo.

cat -s logos.txt | sed 's/^$/\x00/g' | shuf -z -n 1 | tr -d '\0'

I actually just learned about the -s flag for cat. It removes consecutive blank lines, which you have separating your logos.
Shuf's -n flag also allows you to limit the number of "lines" printed after shuffling.
The tr at the end deletes the NULL byte.

did you know you can make up your own text art?
http://patorjk.com/software/taag/#p=...t=Arco%20Linux

Originally Posted by individual There's no need for an array if all you want to do is print a random logo. cat -s logos.txt | sed 's/^$/\x00/g' | shuf -z -n 1 | tr -d '\0' I actually just learned about the -s flag for cat. It removes consecutive blank lines, which you have separating your logos. Shuf's -n flag also allows you to limit the number of "lines" printed after shuffling. The tr at the end deletes the NULL byte.

Thanks man I love you, you're a life saver.. I was afraid I was going to have to spend days trying to figure that out lol..

Originally Posted by BW-userx did you know you can make up your own text art? http://patorjk.com/software/taag/#p=...t=Arco%20Linux

I know there's also figlet.. But i'm not an 'arteest' so im not going to even try.

Originally Posted by battlestationX I know there's also figlet.. But i'm not an 'arteest' so im not going to even try.

that one yu just type in what you want to say and it does it for you.

^ Yeah but they dont look as good as the ones that are hand-crafted.