Thread For Your Useless Discoveries

[PK22]

I tried randomly searching arrangements of pi-heptominoes and r-pentominoes in a 55x34 bounding box (inspired by the Pi-R-Squared spaceship). The most interesting arrangement I found was the below, which produces a pseudo still life that hasn't even occurred in Pseudo_C1_Test2:

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x = 40, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
33.A$31.A.A$33.2A6$16.A.A$16.2A$16.A5$38.2A$38.A$2D36.A$D38.A$.3D$4.D
.2A$3.2D.A$3.D2.A$5.D.A$4.2D2$4.2D$3.D.D$4.D!

EDIT: From searching just a single pi+r:
Blocker:

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x = 59, y = 14, rule = LifeHistory
2.A$.A37.A2.A$3A37.3A7$53.2D$49.2D.D2.D.2D$49.2D2.D4.D$54.D$55.D.D!

[dvgrn]

The most interesting arrangement I found was the below, which produces a pseudo still life that hasn't even occurred in Pseudo_C1_Test2:

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x = 40, y = 29, rule = LifeHistory
33.A$31.A.A$33.2A6$16.A.A$16.2A$16.A5$38.2A$38.A$2D36.A$D38.A$.3D$4.D
.2A$3.2D.A$3.D2.A$5.D.A$4.2D2$4.2D$3.D.D$4.D!

Well, it was a good try at re-finding Jarnow's spaceship!

It almost seems odd that that object hasn't showed up more, since the key reaction is just an R-pentomino plus any one of a number of small constellations:

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x = 18, y = 23, rule = LifeHistory
16.2A$16.2A$3.2A$4.A$2.3A2$8.2D$8.D5.2A$9.3D2.2A$12.D$11.2D$11.D$13.D
$6.2A4.2D$6.2A$12.2D$11.D.D$5.2A5.D$4.A2.A$4.A.A$5.A$2A$2A!

But I suppose the base still life is fairly common, and the boat is just a luckily aligned Herschel's first natural glider.

[speedydelete]

Two reactions between gliders and common objects that recreate the common objects plus some junk:

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x = 42, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
bo29bo$2bo29bo$3o27b3o8$8bo26bo4b2o$7bobo24bobo3b2o$8b2o24bobo$4b2o29b
o$3bobo$4bo!

Edit: Another one:

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x = 12, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
2bo$3bo$b3o10$b2o$o2bo5b2o$b2o5bo2bo$8bobo$9bo!

[parrot]

Reduced reaction:

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x = 13, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
5bo5bo$4bobo3bobo$4bobo3bobo$5bo5bo3$2b3o$bo3bo$o5bo$bo3bo$2b3o5$b2o$
obo$bo!

[synperiplanar]

random p73 lom hassler variant

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x = 39, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
3b2ob2o$4bobo$2bo4b3o$2b5o2bo$6bo$2b2o$2bo11b3o$obo11bobo$2o13b3o2$11b
o4bo7bo$11bo3bo7bobo3b2o$11bo3b2o7bo4bobo$16bo14bo$17bo12b2ob2obo$16b
2o15bob2o$15b2o2bobo11bo$5b2o9b2o3b2o9b2o$5bo11bobo2b2o$2b2obo15b2o$2b
ob2ob2o12bo$7bo14bo$7bobo4bo7b2o3bo$8b2o3bobo7bo3bo$14bo7bo4bo2$21b3o
13b2o$22bobo11bobo$22b3o11bo$35b2o$32bo$29bo2b5o$29b3o4bo$32bobo$31b2o
b2o!

[Timelord Missionary]

For some reason, the p73 lom hassler is a beehive "keeper".

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x = 39, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
5bo$5b3o$8bo$7b2o6$26bo$25bobo3b2o$26bo4bobo$12b3o18bo$12bobo17b2ob2o
bo$12bo2bo19bob2o$13bobo19bo$7b2o4b3o11b3o4b2o$7bo19bobo$4b2obo19bo2b
o$4bob2ob2o17bobo$9bo18b3o$9bobo4bo$10b2o3bobo$16bo6$21b2o11b2o$21b2o
3bo7bo$25bobo7b3o$26bobo8bo$28bo$28b2o!

[synperiplanar]

An extra block can eat the output block, resulting in a H to edgy dot spark.

it can do a silly

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x = 31, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A.A$4.A.2A2$5.5A2.A$2A2.A4.A2.3A9.2A$A2.A.BAB7.A6.2B2AB$.A.A.2AB6.
2A6.4B$2A.A.4BA4.5B2.4B$3.A2.2BABA5.10B$3.2A.BA2BA3.12B$7.B2A2B.12B$10.
16B$10.17B$10.17B$8.18B$6.21B$6.2BC17B$5.3BCBC15B$6.2B3C14B$5.5BC14B$
4.22B$4.21B$2.23B$2.2A2.18B$3.A3.17B$3A5.BA15B$A7.ABA15B$8.ABA15B$9.A
15B$9.16B4.2A$11.8B.2B4.2A2.A$13.8B4.A.3A$14.5B4.3A$15.4B3.A3.2A$15.3B
4.2A2.A.A$16.2B9.A$15.3B$14.B2AB$15.2A!

edit. u know u can like. move the block to the left and open up another dot spark.

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x = 28, y = 39, rule = LifeHistory
4.2A.A$4.A.2A2$5.5A2.A$2A2.A4.A2.3A8.2A$A2.A.BAB7.A6.B2A2B$.A.A.2AB6.
2A7.4B$2A.A.4BA4.5B5.4B$3.A2.2BABA5.11B$3.2A.BA2BA3.13B$7.B2A2B.13B$10.
16B$10.17B$10.17B$8.18B$6.21B$6.2BD17B$5.3BDBD15B$6.2B3D14B$5.5BD14B$
4.22B$4.21B$2.23B$2.2A2.18B$3.A3.17B$3A5.BA15B$A7.ABA15B$8.ABA15B$9.A
15B$9.16B$11.8B.2B$13.8B$14.5B$15.4B$15.3B$16.2B$15.3B$14.B2AB$15.2A!

[B468S02357]

Very large griddle stabilization

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x = 6, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$2b2o2$2b2o$bo2bo$b4o2$b4o$o4bo$6o2$6o$o4bo$bobo$3bo!

[hotcrystal0]

The chucklebait catalyzes normally, then it does a boat catalysis:

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x = 12, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
8bo2$7b3o$6bo3bo$5bo5bo$5bo5bo$5bo5bo$6bo3bo$7b3o2$6bo$5bobo$b2obobo$
obobobobo$o4bob2o$b3obo$3bobo$4bo!

[dl-rs]

No sure if this can be made into Q to G or something else.

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x = 13, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$7b2o5$3bo$3b2o$4b2o$4b3o$4b2o$3b2o$3bo5$2b2o$bobo$bo7b2o$2o7bo$10b
3o$12bo!

[I6_I6]

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#C [[ STOP 805 ]]
x = 59, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
29b3o4$14bo$13bobo$13b2o4$48b3o$49bo$3o11b2o31b3o$14b2o5$15b2o$15b2o$
8b2o$7bo2bo$8bobo$3b2o4bo$3b2o4$57b2o$57b2o10$9b2o$9b2o!

xs41_md1e88bb8bbgz11d553w311 and twin hat from the same mess!
(I found this while trying to synthesize the 41-bitter.)

[hotcrystal0]

Cursed OWSS stabilization:

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x = 11, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$4bo3bo$9bo$4bo4bo$5b5o2$2bo$o4bo3bo$10bo$o9bo$b10o2$6bo$4bo3bo$9b
o$4bo4bo$5b5o!

[Period1GliderGun]

For some reason, the p73 lom hassler is a beehive "keeper".

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x = 39, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
5bo$5b3o$8bo$7b2o6$26bo$25bobo3b2o$26bo4bobo$12b3o18bo$12bobo17b2ob2o
bo$12bo2bo19bob2o$13bobo19bo$7b2o4b3o11b3o4b2o$7bo19bobo$4b2obo19bo2b
o$4bob2ob2o17bobo$9bo18b3o$9bobo4bo$10b2o3bobo$16bo6$21b2o11b2o$21b2o
3bo7bo$25bobo7b3o$26bobo8bo$28bo$28b2o!

Sidesnagged:

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x = 35, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
bo$b3o$4bo$3b2o6$22bo$21bobo3b2o$22bo4bobo$8b3o18bo$8bobo17b2ob2obo$8b
o2bo19bob2o$9bobo19bo$3b2o4b3o11b3o4b2o$3bo19bobo$2obo19bo2bo$ob2ob2o
17bobo$5bo18b3o$5bobo4bo$6b2o3bobo$12bo6$30b2o$22bo7bo$21bobo7b3o$16b
2o3bo2bo8bo$16b2o4b2o$27bo$26bobo$27b2o$21b2o$21b2o!

[Anivec]

Spartan g-to-junk thingamabob.

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x = 32, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
3bo$4bo$2b3o$21b2o$22bo$22bobo5b2o$23b2o5bo$28bobo$28b2o2$2o23b2o$2o22b
o2bo$24bobo$25bo2$27b2o$27bo$3b2o10b2o11b3o$2bobo10b2o13bo$2bo$b2o3$23b
2o$23bobo$25bo$25b2o!

[Timelord Missionary]

Spartan g-to-junk thingamabob.

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x = 32, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
3bo$4bo$2b3o$21b2o$22bo$22bobo5b2o$23b2o5bo$28bobo$28b2o2$2o23b2o$2o22b
o2bo$24bobo$25bo2$27b2o$27bo$3b2o10b2o11b3o$2bobo10b2o13bo$2bo$b2o3$23b
2o$23bobo$25bo$25b2o!

Two gliders in the same lane make it a Spartan kind of crappy period-doubled beehive factory:

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x = 62, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
5$9bo$10b2o$9b2o20$32bo$33bo$31b3o$50b2o$51bo$51bobo5b2o$52b2o5bo$57b
obo$57b2o2$29b2o23b2o$29b2o22bo2bo$53bobo$54bo2$56b2o$56bo$32b2o10b2o
11b3o$31bobo10b2o13bo$31bo$30b2o3$52b2o$52bobo$54bo$54b2o!

It can work with p89 onward, but can be overclocked.

[WhiteHawk]

Weird "variant" of the fleet-shifting reaction

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x = 12, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
b2o5bo$o2bo4bo$b2o5bo2$6b2o$5bobo$5b2o$3b2o$2bobo5b2o$2b2o5bobo$9b2o$
7b2o$6bobo$6b2o!

[NNlk05]

Crossposting from Discord, I found this useless F-heptomino to G. Exactly a mouth back.

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x = 7, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
6bo$4b3o$3bo$3b2o2$3o$2bo$2bo$2b2o!

How it works is by if you see tick 3 of F, you see a glider trying to fly away from a block:

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x = 3, y = 6, rule = B3/S23
bo$b2o$obo2$obo$b2o!

But it gets caught. The eater 1 removes the block.

If it is made into a Conduit object, I propose this as the canonical orientation:

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x = 4, y = 4, rule = LifeHistory
3A$2.C$2.A$2.2A!

(I think its useless because I can't find good clearance to use as an input. But again I am just dumb.)

[johamwit]

Weird … fleet-shifting …

Seems like a good place to throw these:

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x = 141, y = 592, rule = LifeHistory
7$5.E60.E$5.E.E4.2E52.E.E3.2E$5.3E3.E2.E51.3E2.E2.E$7.E4.E.E53.E3.E.E
$9.E3.E.2E52.E3.E.2E$8.E.E3.E2.E50.E.E3.E2.E$8.E2.E3.E.E50.E2.E3.E.E$
9.2E.E3.E52.2E.E3.E$11.E.E57.E.E$11.E2.E56.E2.E$12.2E58.2E3$14.2E$14.
2E2$76.2E$76.2E!

[Anivec]

Useless large glider eater:

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x = 32, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$15bo$bo13bob2o3b2o$2bo13bobo4bo$3o15bob3o$17b2obo2$25b2o$25bo$23b
obo$23b2o9$30b2o$30b2o$9b2o$8bobo$8bo$7b2o9b2o$17bo2bo$11b2o4bobo$11b
2o5bo5$30b2o$25b2obo2bo$18b2o4bobob3o$19bo4bobo$16b3o3b3ob5o$16bo4bo3b
o4bo$21b2o2bobo$26b2o!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Useless large glider eater:

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x = 32, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
14b2o$15bo$bo13bob2o3b2o$2bo13bobo4bo$3o15bob3o$17b2obo2$25b2o$25bo$23b
obo$23b2o9$30b2o$30b2o$9b2o$8bobo$8bo$7b2o9b2o$17bo2bo$11b2o4bobo$11b
2o5bo5$30b2o$25b2obo2bo$18b2o4bobob3o$19bo4bobo$16b3o3b3ob5o$16bo4bo3b
o4bo$21b2o2bobo$26b2o!

Here's a G-to-beehive based on that:

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x = 48, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o6$38bobo$38b2o$39bo5$38bo$37bobo$37bobo$36b2ob3o$42bo$36b2ob
3o$36b2obo3$28b2o$27bo2bo$28b2o7$46b2o$46b2o$25b2o$24bobo$24bo$23b2o9b
2o$33bo2bo$27b2o4bobo$27b2o5bo5$46b2o$41b2obo2bo$34b2o4bobob3o$35bo4bo
bo$32b3o3b3ob5o$32bo4bo3bo4bo$37b2o2bobo$42b2o!

[Timelord Missionary]

Useless large glider eater:

Here's a G-to-beehive based on that:

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x = 48, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o6$38bobo$38b2o$39bo5$38bo$37bobo$37bobo$36b2ob3o$42bo$36b2ob
3o$36b2obo3$28b2o$27bo2bo$28b2o7$46b2o$46b2o$25b2o$24bobo$24bo$23b2o9b
2o$33bo2bo$27b2o4bobo$27b2o5bo5$46b2o$41b2obo2bo$34b2o4bobob3o$35bo4bo
bo$32b3o3b3ob5o$32bo4bo3bo4bo$37b2o2bobo$42b2o!

Hey, guess what? If there's still a beehive there when the glider comes, it will destroy the beehive!

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x = 48, y = 54, rule = B3/S23
bo$2bo$3o13$38bo$37bobo$37bobo$36b2ob3o$42bo$36b2ob3o$36b2obo3$28b2o$
27bo2bo$28b2o7$46b2o$46b2o$25b2o$24bobo$24bo$23b2o9b2o$33bo2bo$27b2o4b
obo$27b2o5bo5$46b2o$41b2obo2bo$34b2o4bobob3o$35bo4bobo$32b3o3b3ob5o$32b
o4bo3bo4bo$37b2o2bobo$42b2o!

Isn't that neat?

[Anivec]

Dumb agar, tempted to call it "turkey wire".

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x = 36, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
10bo5bo5bo5bo$b2ob2o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$2bobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bo2bo$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b
o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
b2o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo
$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
ob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2b
o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$o2bob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2b2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobo$6bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b2ob2o$7bo5bo5bo5bo!

[I6_I6]

Dumb agar, tempted to call it "turkey wire".

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x = 36, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
10bo5bo5bo5bo$b2ob2o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$2bobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bo2bo$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b
o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
obob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
b2o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo
$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
ob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2b
o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$o2bob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$bobobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2b2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobo$6bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3b2ob2o$7bo5bo5bo5bo!

I'd call it the HI-wire (obviously).
Edit: How about the friendly wire?
EDIT 2:
Smaller stabilization:

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x = 36, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
4bo5bo5bo5bo5bo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$2bobobobobobobobobobobobobo
bobob2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
o$2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob
2o$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o
$2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2o
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$
2bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2ob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2b
o3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2obob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2bo
3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2obobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2bo3b
obo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2obobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2obobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobobobo$obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$2bo3bo
bo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$b2obobobobobobobobobobobobobobobob2o$3bobobobo
bobobobobobobobobobobobobo$3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bo$2b2obobobobob
obobobobobobobobobobo$6bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo3bobo$7bo5bo5bo5bo5bo!

[johamwit]

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Please don't do that

[I6_I6]

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Please don't do that

Do what? Is it my signature?