Polyloaf?

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While obviously much bigger than 20 cells, its method of occurrence makes it simple to synthesise.

There's bi-loaf(half bakery), tri-loaf, quadloaves...

Why not a thread?

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x = 192, y = 147, rule = B3/S23
12bo$13b2o$12b2o$59bo$26bobo31b2o$11bo10bo3b2o31b2o47bo$9bobo11b2o2bo
81b2o$10b2o10b2o49bobo32b2o24bo52bo$32bo25bo10bo3b2o7bo49b2o24bo26b2o
$15bo14b2o24bobo11b2o2bo5b2o40bobo8b2o24b2o25b2o$7bo7bo4b2o9b2o24b2o10b
2o10b2o24bo10bo3b2o34b2o$5bobo7bo3bo2bo82bobo11b2o2bo8bo52bo$6b2o12b2o
8bo31bo17bo25b2o10b2o11b2o39bobo9b2o$29b2o23bo7bo4b2o10b2o46bo3bobo23b
o10bo3b2o6bo3bobo$16bo8bo3bobo20bobo7bo3bo2bo5bo3bobo29bo14bobo26bobo
11b2o2bo5bobo$15bobo6bobo26b2o12b2o5bobo26bo7bo4b2o8bobo27b2o10b2o9bo
bo$15bobo6bobo47bobo24bobo7bo3bo2bo8bo52bo$10bobo3bo8bo37bo11bo26b2o12b
2o43bo$11b2o49bobo57b2o12b2o15bo7bo4b2o7b2o12b2o$11bo8b2o12b2o26bobo5b
2o12b2o26bo8bo2bo3bo7bobo12bobo7bo3bo2bo5bo2bo3bo7bobo$19bo2bo3bo7bob
o20bobo3bo5bo2bo3bo7bobo24bobo8b2o4bo7bo15b2o12b2o7b2o4bo7bo$9b2o9b2o
4bo7bo23b2o10b2o4bo7bo26bobo14bo52bo$10b2o14bo31bo17bo29bobo3bo49bo$9b
o97b2o11b2o10b2o27bobo9b2o10b2o$18b2o10b2o24b2o10b2o10b2o25bo8bo2b2o11b
obo26bobo5bo2b2o11bobo$14bo2b2o11bobo24b2o5bo2b2o11bobo33b2o3bo10bo23b
obo3bo6b2o3bo10bo$14b2o3bo10bo25bo7b2o3bo10bo24b2o8bobo39b2o9bobo$13b
obo47bobo40b2o49bo$105bo24b2o51b2o$28b2o48b2o49b2o24b2o25b2o$27b2o48b
2o52bo24b2o26bo$29bo49bo75bo20$123bo$121bobo$122b2o$69bo$67bobo$7bo60b
2o65bo$5bobo28bo91bobo4bobo$6b2o28bobo56bo32b2o5b2o9bo$36b2o43bo13bob
o31bo16bobo$74bobo4bobo11b2o49b2o$19bo54b2o5b2o47b2o$12bobo4bobo53bo55b
2o$12b2o5b2o109bo$13bo62b2o$28bo48b2o$14b2o11bobo4b3o39bo10bo50bo$15b
2o10bobo4bo51bobo4b3o41bobo4b3o$14bo13bo6bo50bobo4bo43bobo4bo$87bo6bo
43bo6bo$23b2o$22bo2bo56b2o49b2o$23b2o3b3o9bo40bo2bo47bo2bo$39b2o41b2o
3b3o9bo33b2o3b3o9bo$39bobo56b2o49b2o$98bobo48bobo2$23b2o11bo$23bobo9b
2o45b2o11bo37b2o11bo$14b3o6bo11bobo44bobo9b2o37bobo9b2o$16bo56b3o6bo11b
obo27b3o6bo11bobo$15bo59bo50bo$32b2o40bo50bo$32bobo56b2o49b2o$32bo58b
obo48bobo$91bo50bo18$73bobo$74b2o$74bo$obo$b2o$bo$45bo69bo$43b2o68b2o
$44b2o41bo8bo17b2o$88bo6bo$86b3o6b3o$14bo8bo$15bo6bo69bo$13b3o6b3o58b
o9b2o$81bobo8b2o$19bo62b2o$10bo9b2o$8bobo8b2o$9b2o$31bo53bobo5b2o6bo$
30bobo53b2o4bo2bo4bobo$30bobo53bo5bobo5bobo$12bobo5b2o9bo50b2o9bo7bo$
13b2o4bo2bo58bobo$13bo5bobo4b2o15bo39bo12b2o15bo$9b2o9bo4bo2bo3bo9b2o
51bo2bo3bo9b2o$8bobo15b2o4bo9bobo51b2o4bo9bobo$10bo21bo69bo4$47b2o68b
2o$47bobo67bobo$47bo69bo3$31b2o10b2o56b2o10b2o$13bo16b2o11bobo37bo16b
2o11bobo$13b2o17bo10bo39b2o17bo10bo$12bobo67bobo2$40b2o68b2o$39b2o68b
2o$41bo69bo!

[Resu]

What other ways can loafs be extended and welded?

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x = 11, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
4b2ob2o$2b2o2bo2bo$bo2bobobobo$bobobobo2bo$obo2bo2b2o$o2b2ob2o$b2o2bo
2bo$2bobobobo$3bo3bo!

[otismo]

this may be of interest

FireCloud-Makes-4-Way-Great-Loaf-Spark-Coil-Sokwe

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x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
9bo$2b3o3bobo$b2o2bo2bo2bo$bob3o3b2o$bobo$2b2o$8b2o$8bobo$b2o3b3obo$o
2bo2bo2b2o$bobo3b3o$2bo!

Cheers !

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Collection:

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x = 299, y = 90, rule = B3/S23
205bo2$203bobo2$205bo$215b2o$205bo8bo2bo$215bobo$203bobobo8bo12$203bo
bobo$111bobo$110bo3bo92bo10bo7b2o$186b2o29bobo5bo2bo$103b2o9bo70bo2bo
14bobobo9bo2bo5bobo$102bo2bo7bo70bobobo26b2ob2o7bob2o$101bobobo6bo70b
obobo15bo10bo2bo10bo2bo$101bo2bo78bo2bo28bobo11bobo$102b2o8bo71b2o17b
obobo8bo13bo11$215b2o14bo$188b2o13bobobo6bo2bo12bobo$103b2o82bo2bo24b
obo12bo2bo$102bo2bo80bobobo16bo8bob2o8b2ob2o$101bobobo79bobobo27bo2bo
6bo2bo$101bo2bo80bo2bo14bobobo10bobo7bobo$99b2ob2o79b2ob2o31bob2o6bob
2o$98bo2bo80bo2bo21bo12bo2bo6bo2bo$99bobo81bobo35bobo7bobo$100bo83bo18b
obobo14bo9bo8$215b2o49bo$214bo2bo47bobo$66bo19b2o83bo17b2o24bobo47bo2b
o$65bobo17bo2bo15b2o64bobo15bo2bo24bob2o12b2o16b2o4bo9b2obo13bo$65bo2b
o15bobobo14bo2bo45b2o16bo2bo13bobobo11bo3bo9bo2bo10bo2bo14bo2bo2bobo10b
obo11bobo$47b2o14b2ob2o15bobobo14bobobo44bo2bo13b2ob2o13bobobo27bobo11b
obo15bobo2bo2bo9bo2bo10bo2bo$40b2o4bo2bo12bo2bo17bo2bo15bo2bo38b2o4bo
bobo12bo2bo15bo2bo13bo3bo11bob2o10bob2o4bo9bob2ob2o8b2ob2o9b2ob2obo$39b
o2bo2bobobo11bobobo15b2ob2o14b2ob2o38bo2bo2bobobo12bobobo13b2ob2o31bo
2bo10bo2bo2bobo9bo2bo9bo2bo10bo2bo2bobo$40bobo2bo2bo12bo2bo15bo2bo15b
o2bo41bobo2bo2bo12bobobo13bo2bo16bobobo13bobo11bobo2bo2bo9bobo10bobo11b
obo2bo2bo$41bob2ob2o11b2ob2o15bobobo14bobobo42bob2ob2o13bo2bo13bobobo
35bob2o10bob2ob2o11bob2o9bob2o10bob2ob2o$42bo2bo12bo2bo17bo2bo15bo2bo
44bo2bo13b2ob2o13bobobo21bo15bo2bo10bo2bo14bo2bo9bo2bo10bo2bo$43bobo13b
obo18b2o17b2o46bobo12bo2bo15bo2bo39bobo11bobo15bobo10bobo11bobo$44bo15b
o87bo14bobo16b2o23bo17bo13bo17bo12bo13bo$164bo5$214b2o$213bo2bo$88b2o
100b2o22bobo$68b2o17bo2bo14b2o82bo2bo22bob2o14b2o18b2o35bo$67bo2bo15b
obobo13bo2bo29bo13b2o35bobobo23bo2bo12bo2bo16bo2bo33bobo$11bo16b2o8b2o
26bobobo14bobobo13bobobo28bobo11bo2bo6b2o25bobobo25bobo13bobo17bobo33b
o2bo$10bobo8b2o4bo2bo6bo2bo25bo2bo15bo2bo14bo2bo29bo2bo3b2o4bobobo5bo
2bo8b2o14bo2bo12bobobo10bob2o12bob2o16bob2o4bo8b2o4bo9b2ob2o$10bo2bo6b
o2bo2bobobo7bobo7b2o14b2ob2o14b2ob2o13b2ob2o28b2ob2o3bo2bo2bobobo7bob
o7bo2bo11b2ob2o29bo2bo12bo2bo16bo2bo2bobo6bo2bo2bobo7bo2bo$8b2ob2o8bo
bo2bo2bo9bob2o4bo2bo12bo2bo15bo2bo14bo2bo29bo2bo6bobo2bo2bo9bob2o4bob
obo10bo2bo15bo16bobo13bobo17bobo2bo2bo6bobo2bo2bo7bobo$b2o4bo2bo11bob
2ob2o11bo2bo2bobobo11bobobo14bobobo13bobobo22b2o4bobobo7bob2ob2o11bo2b
o2bobobo10bobobo33bob2o12bob2o4bo11bob2ob2o8bob2ob2obo7bob2o4bo$o2bo2b
obobo12bo2bo14bobo2bo2bo11bobobo15bo2bo14bo2bo22bo2bo2bobobo9bo2bo14b
obo2bo2bo10bobobo16bobobo14bo2bo12bo2bo2bobo11bo2bo11bo2bo2bobo7bo2bo
2bobo$bobo2bo2bo14bobo15bob2ob2o12bo2bo14b2ob2o13b2ob2o24bobo2bo2bo11b
obo15bob2ob2o11bo2bo37bobo13bobo2bo2bo11bobo12bobo2bo2bo7bobo2bo2bo$2b
ob2ob2o16bob2o14bo2bo12b2ob2o14bo2bo14bo2bo27bob2ob2o13bob2o14bo2bo11b
2ob2o22bo16bob2o12bob2ob2o13bob2o11bob2ob2o9bob2ob2o$3bo2bo19bo2bo14b
obo11bo2bo17bobo15bobo28bo2bo16bo2bo14bobo10bo2bo42bo2bo12bo2bo16bo2b
o11bo2bo12bo2bo$4bobo20bobo15bo13bobo18bo17bo30bobo17bobo15bo12bobo20b
obobo18bobo13bobo17bobo12bobo13bobo$5bo22bo31bo69bo19bo30bo45bo15bo19b
o14bo15bo!

More syntheses:

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x = 80, y = 72, rule = B3/S23
63bo$62bo$18bo43b3o$17bo$17b3o31bobo14bo$52b2o3bo9bo$6bobo14bo28bo2b2o
10b3o$7b2o3bo9bo33b2o$7bo2b2o10b3o47bobo$11b2o59b2o$27bobo28b2o3b3o7b
o$27b2o28bo2bo$13b2o3b3o7bo29b2o$4bobo5bo2bo$5b2o6b2o37bobo8bo$bo3bo47b
2o7bobo$2bo15bo30bo3bo8bobo$3o14bobo30bo12bo3bobo$17bobo28b3o16b2o$18b
o3bobo43bo$22b2o$4b3o16bo45b2o$6bo45b3o13b2o$5bo18b2o28bo15bo$23b2o28b
o$25bo14$20bo$19bo$19b3o$68bo$8bobo14bo42bobo$9b2o3bo9bo43b2o$9bo2b2o
10b3o29bo$13b2o42b2o14bo$29bobo24b2o3bobo9bobo$29b2o30b2o10b2o$15b2o3b
3o7bo16bo14bo16bo$6bobo5bo2bo30b2o27b2o$7b2o6b2o30b2o29b2o$3bo3bo55b2o
3b3o$4bo15bo31bo9bo2bo$2b3o14bobo31bo9b2o$19bobo29b3o$20bo3bobo41bo$24b
2o41bobo$6b3o16bo24b3o14bobo4bo$8bo43bo15bo3b2o$7bo18b2o23bo21b2o$25b
2o$11b2o6b2o6bo$10bobo5b2o55bo$12bo7bo53b2o$63b2o9bobo$16b2o41b2o2bob
o$16bobo39bobo2bo$16bo43bo$68bo$67b2o$67bobo!

[PK22]

Are there components that can extend a polyloaf? If we can find ways to add the loaves in red to existing polyloaves, then we can easily synthesise all polyloaves made of two diagonal rows of loaves.

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x = 87, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
8.D20.D$7.D.D18.D.D27.A26.D$6.D2.D17.D2.D26.A.A24.D.D$5.A.2D17.A.2D.
2D23.A2.A23.D2.D$4.A.A18.A.A2.D2.D21.A.2A.2D20.A.2D$3.A2.A17.A2.A2.D.
D21.A.A2.D2.D18.A.A$2.A.2A.2A14.A.2A.2A.D21.A2.A2.D.D18.A2.A$.A.A2.A
2.A12.A.A2.A2.A21.A.2A4.D18.A.2A$A2.A2.A.A12.A2.A2.A.A21.A.A24.A.A$.
2A.2A.A14.2A.2A.A21.A2.A23.A2.A$3.A2.A17.A2.A21.A.2A.2A20.A.2A.2A$3.A
.A18.A.A21.A.A2.A2.A18.A.A2.A2.A$4.A20.A21.A2.A2.A.A18.A2.A2.A.A$48.
2A.2A.A20.2A.2A.A$50.A2.A23.A2.A$50.A.A24.A.A$51.A26.A!

EDIT: Added an additional potential component, since the three I originally posted did not constitute a universal set.
Also, how would one search for such a component?

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Are there components that can extend a polyloaf? If we can find ways to add the loaves in red to existing polyloaves, then we can easily synthesise all polyloaves made of two diagonal rows of loaves.

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x = 87, y = 17, rule = LifeHistory
8.D20.D$7.D.D18.D.D27.A26.D$6.D2.D17.D2.D26.A.A24.D.D$5.A.2D17.A.2D.
2D23.A2.A23.D2.D$4.A.A18.A.A2.D2.D21.A.2A.2D20.A.2D$3.A2.A17.A2.A2.D.
D21.A.A2.D2.D18.A.A$2.A.2A.2A14.A.2A.2A.D21.A2.A2.D.D18.A2.A$.A.A2.A
2.A12.A.A2.A2.A21.A.2A4.D18.A.2A$A2.A2.A.A12.A2.A2.A.A21.A.A24.A.A$.
2A.2A.A14.2A.2A.A21.A2.A23.A2.A$3.A2.A17.A2.A21.A.2A.2A20.A.2A.2A$3.A
.A18.A.A21.A.A2.A2.A18.A.A2.A2.A$4.A20.A21.A2.A2.A.A18.A2.A2.A.A$48.
2A.2A.A20.2A.2A.A$50.A2.A23.A2.A$50.A.A24.A.A$51.A26.A!

EDIT: Added an additional potential component, since the three I originally posted did not constitute a universal set.

1 and 4 can add tail and then to loaf, like xs35_69ak8gzx122dik8gzy5345q48gzy911

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xs56_g88m9ak8gz0125aidiidik8gzy2124bk4r452zy71 in 17G:

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x = 87, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
77bo$77bobo$77b2o3$80bobo$53bobo24b2o$54b2o25bo$54bo2$84bobo$84b2o$57b
o27bo$58bo$56b3o$18b3o49b3o2$52b3o$54bo$53bo$13b2o50b2o$13b2o50b2o$78b
o$77bo$77b3o2$59b3o$73b3o$3o6b2o62bo$2bo6bobo34bo27bo$bo7bo36b2o$45bo
bo2$77bo$50bo25b2o$50b2o24bobo$49bobo3$53b2o$52bobo$54bo!

I wonder that something maybe better than the blinker+3G.

Edit: YES

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x = 30, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
11bo$9bobo$10b2o2$2bobo22bo$3b2o22bobo$3bo23b2o4$6bo$7bo$5b3o3$b3o$3b
o$2bo$14b2o$14b2o$27bo$26bo$26b3o3$22b3o$22bo$23bo4$b2o23bo$obo22b2o$
2bo22bobo2$18b2o$18bobo$18bo!

12G.

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New Rule!: LoafLife:

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x = 13, y = 10, rule = R6,C2,S2-3,B3,NW0000000000000000000100000000000000000000001000000000000000000100010000000000000000000000000000000000000100010000000000000000001000000000000000000000010000000000000000000
bo$obo$o2bo$b2obo$3bobo4bo$bobo2bo2bobo$obob2obobo2bo$o2bo2bobob2o$b2o
3bo2bo$7b2o!

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l quad-loaf, i quad-loaf, j quad-loaf

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x = 32, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
2bo10b2o9b2o$bobo8bo2bo7bo2bo$o2bo8bobobo6bobobo$b2ob2o7bobobo6bobobo$
3bo2bo7bo2bo7bo2bo$3bobobo7b2ob2o6b2ob2o$4bobobo8bo2bo7bo2bo$5bo2bo8bo
bobo6bobo$6b2ob2o7bobobo3b2obo$8bo2bo7bo2bo2bo2bo$8bobo9b2o3bobo$9bo
16bo!

This reminds me of this thread.

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x = 101, y = 23, rule = LifeHistory
2.3D14.5D10.D15.5D11.D$.D3.D15.D12.D17.D13.D13.D13.D$.D3.D15.D12.D17.
D13.D$.D3.D15.D12.D17.D13.D13.D13.D$.D3.D15.D12.D17.D13.D13.D13.D$.D3.
D15.D12.D17.D13.D13.D13.D$2.3D14.5D10.5D13.D14.D12.D13.D$94.D$93.D2$25.
2A9.A29.A12.2A12.2A$24.A2.A7.A.A27.A.A10.A2.A10.A2.A$24.A.A7.A2.A26.A
2.A10.A.A.A9.A.A.A$5.A16.2A.A9.2A.2A9.A4.2A9.2A.2A9.A.A.A9.A.A.A$4.A.
A14.A2.A12.A2.A7.A.A2.A2.A10.A2.A9.A2.A10.A2.A$3.A2.A14.A.A13.A.A7.A2.
A2.A.A11.A.A.A9.2A.2A9.2A.2A$2.A.2A.2A10.2A.A12.2A.A9.2A.2A.A13.A.A.A
10.A2.A10.A2.A$.A.A2.A2.A8.A2.A12.A2.A12.A2.A15.A2.A10.A.A.A9.A.A$A2.
A2.A.A9.A.A13.A.A13.A.A17.2A.2A9.A.A.A6.2A.A$.2A.2A.A8.2A.A12.2A.A12.
2A.A20.A2.A9.A2.A5.A2.A$3.A2.A8.A2.A12.A2.A12.A2.A21.A.A11.2A6.A.A$3.
A.A9.A.A13.A.A13.A.A23.A21.A$4.A11.A15.A15.A!

Only xs28_69ak8gzx1iidik8zx1243 is unnamed in the frist four.

Edit:
Also, xs28_4a9m88gzx125a9m88gzy4121 in 18G:

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x = 242, y = 65, rule = B3/S23
144bo$142bobo$143b2o17$87bo$87bobo78bo$87b2o79bobo$77bo43bo46b2o$75bo
bo44bo35bo$76b2o42b3o33bobo$157b2o2$177b2o$168bo7bo2bo$166bobo8b2o$167b
2o2$229bo$230bo$228b3o$174b3o$144bo29bo$145bo29bo$143b3o85b3o$obo236b
o$b2o226bo8bobo$bo227bo8bo2bo$9bo65b2o94b2o56bo6b2ob2o$9bobo63b2o94b2o
62bo2bo$9b2o223bobobo$233bobobo$149bo83bo2bo$11b2o137bo80b2ob2o$10b2o
128b3o5b3o79bo2bo$12bo129bo88bobo$44bo96bo90bo$45bo20b2o94b2o$43b3o20b
2o94b2o2$155b2o$155bobo$148bo6bo$147bobo$147bobo$148bo3$46b3o$48bo$47b
o!

[yyh_baboon]

Loaf-welding experiment:

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 x = 17, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
3b2o$4bo$4bob2o$o4bo2bo$3o4bobo$3bo2b2o2bo$2bo2bo2b2obo$2bob2obo2bobo
$3bo2bobobo2bo$4bobo2bob2obo$5bob2o2bo2bo$6bo2b2o2bo$7bobo4b3o$8bo2bo
4bo$9b2obo$12bo$12b2o!

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A possible final step snythesis of length 2*n hbk:

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x = 83, y = 82, rule = B3/S23
73bob2o$72bo3bo$72bob2o$73bo$80b3o$68b2o10bo$67bo2bo3bo6bo$69bo4bo$67b
obo4bo$67b2o7b3o$76bo$77bo$61bob2o$60bo3bo2b3o10b2o$60bob2o16bobo$61b
o8b2o8bo$70bobo$56b2o12bo$55bo2bo3bo$57bo4bo11b3o$55bobo4bo11bo$55b2o
7b3o8bo$64bo$65bo$49bob2o$48bo3bo2b3o10b2o$48bob2o16bobo$49bo8b2o8bo$
58bobo$44b2o12bo$43bo2bo3bo$45bo4bo11b3o$43bobo4bo11bo$43b2o7b3o8bo$52b
o$53bo$37bob2o$36bo3bo2b3o10b2o$36bob2o16bobo$37bo8b2o8bo$46bobo$32b2o
12bo$31bo2bo3bo$33bo4bo11b3o$31bobo4bo11bo$31b2o7b3o8bo$40bo$41bo$25b
ob2o$24bo3bo2b3o10b2o$24bob2o16bobo$25bo8b2o8bo$34bobo$20b2o12bo$19bo
2bo3bo$21bo4bo11b3o$19bobo4bo11bo$19b2o7b3o8bo$28bo$29bo$13bob2o$12bo
3bo2b3o10b2o$12bob2o16bobo$13bo8b2o8bo$22bobo$8b2o12bo$7bo2bo3bo$9bo4b
o11b3o$7bobo4bo11bo$7b2o7b3o8bo$16bo$17bo$bob2o$o3bo2b3o10b2o$ob2o16b
obo$bo8b2o8bo$10bobo$10bo2$5b2o7b3o$5bobo6bo$5bo9bo!