Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just found another p11 moderate domino sparker!

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x = 27, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
21bo$20bobo$20bobo$2o17b2ob3o$bo23bo$bobo9b2o4b2ob3o$2b2o7bo4bo2b2obo$
10bo5bo$5b3o2bo6bo$10bo6bo$11bo4bo5b2o$19b3obo$4b2o7b2o4bobobob2o$2obo
bo8bo4bobobo2bo$ob2obobo5bo6b2o2bo$6b2o5b2o3bo3b2o$18b4o$21bo$20bo$20b
2o!
It's 52 cells smaller than my previous p11 domino sparker, and the domino isn't delayed! I found this while experimenting with this known p11 traffic light shuttle:

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
12b2o5b2o$13bo5bobob2obo$12bo8bobob2o$2o10b2o7b2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o7bo
4bo$10bo5bo2b3o$5b3o2bo5bo$10bo4bo7b2o$11bo11bobo$25bo$4b2o7b2o10b2o$
2obobo8bo$ob2obobo5bo$6b2o5b2o!
I noticed that parts of the shuttle were replaceable and eventually I was able to replace its duplicate to flip a loaf while making it spark. At first, I couldn't figure out how to flip the loaf back, but then I noticed that turning it into a ship then eating it actually flipped it back!
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8than888 wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 6:46 am I just found another p11 moderate domino sparker!

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x = 27, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
21bo$20bobo$20bobo$2o17b2ob3o$bo23bo$bobo9b2o4b2ob3o$2b2o7bo4bo2b2obo$
10bo5bo$5b3o2bo6bo$10bo6bo$11bo4bo5b2o$19b3obo$4b2o7b2o4bobobob2o$2obo
bo8bo4bobobo2bo$ob2obobo5bo6b2o2bo$6b2o5b2o3bo3b2o$18b4o$21bo$20bo$20b
2o!
It's 52 cells smaller than my previous p11 domino sparker, and the domino isn't delayed! I found this while experimenting with this known p11 traffic light shuttle:

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x = 27, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
12b2o5b2o$13bo5bobob2obo$12bo8bobob2o$2o10b2o7b2o$bo$bobo11bo$2b2o7bo
4bo$10bo5bo2b3o$5b3o2bo5bo$10bo4bo7b2o$11bo11bobo$25bo$4b2o7b2o10b2o$
2obobo8bo$ob2obobo5bo$6b2o5b2o!
I noticed that parts of the shuttle were replaceable and eventually I was able to replace its duplicate to flip a loaf while making it spark. At first, I couldn't figure out how to flip the loaf back, but then I noticed that turning it into a ship then eating it actually flipped it back!
Here's a related p8:

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x = 21, y = 27, rule = B3/S23
3bo2bo$7bo$8b2o$2bob2o6bo$2bo2bo3bo$bo3bob3o$o11bo$3b3obo3bo$3bo3bo2bo
$o6b2obo5b2o$3b2o11bo$5bo8bobo$6bo4bo2b2o$11bo$10bobo$11b2o$7b2o$6bobo
$6bo6b2ob2obo$5b2o5b2o2b2ob2o$20bo$12b2o$12b2o5b2o$19b2o$12bo$12b2ob2o
2b2o$13bob2ob2o!
And a related p10:

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x = 23, y = 28, rule = B3/S23
4bo$3bobo$3bobo$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o7b2o$3bobo8bo$12bobo$12b2o$8b2o$4b2o2bo
bo$4b2o3bo$9bo3bo$14bo$10bo2bo$10bobo6bo$11bo6bobo$14b2o2b2o$13bob3o$
11b3o4b2o$10bo3b3o3bo$11b3o4b3o$14b3o$13bo2b2ob2o$13b3o2bobo$16b3o$15b
o3b4o$15b2o2bo2bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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8than888 wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 6:46 am I just found another p11 moderate domino sparker!
p11 fake PD:

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x = 38, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
5bo26bo$4bobo24bobo$4bobo24bobo$2b3ob2o10b2o10b2ob3o$bo16b2o16bo$2b3o
bobo20bobob3o$4bobo3bo16bo3bobo$11bo4bo4bo4bo$8bo2bo2b2ob4ob2o2bo2bo$
4b3o2b2o5bo4bo5b2o2b3o$3bob5o18b5obo$3bobo2bo20bo2bobo$2obo3b2o3b2o4b
2o4b2o3b2o3bob2o$o2bobo6bo5b2o5bo6bobo2bo$2bo2b4o4bo10bo4b4o2bo$3b2o4b
o2b2o10b2o2bo4b2o$5b4o20b4o$5bo26bo$6bo24bo$5b2o24b2o!
EDIT: p18 TL/phi hassler that I've been trying to complete for a while

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x = 31, y = 45, rule = B3/S23
22b2o$18b2obobo$19bobo$19bobo$18b2o3bob2ob2o$17bo3b4obobo$18b3o3bo3bo
$21b4ob2o$18b2o$17bob2ob8o$17bo12bo$18b3ob4ob3o$5b2o13b2o4b2o$5b2o2$3b
6o$2bo5bo$3b4o$3o2bo6b2o$o2bo5bobo2bo6bo$3bobo2bo2bo2bo5bobo$bobobobo
3bo2bo6b2o$b2o2bo6b2o6bobo$5bobo12b2o$6b2o12bobo5b2o$21bo6b2o7$15b2o4b
2o$13b3ob4ob3o$12bo12bo$13b8ob2obo$23b2o$15b2ob4o$14bo3bo3b3o$14bobob
4o3bo$13b2ob2obo3b2o$21bobo$21bobo$19bobob2o$19b2o!
EDIT2: monomer of existing p21 (orig. by HDP)

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x = 40, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
17bobo$14bo2b2obo$14b3o3bo$18b2ob2obo$16b2obobob2o$16bo$17b2obo$14b3o
3bo$14bo2b2o$15bobo$14b2obob2ob2ob2o$14bo2bo3bobob2o$15b2o4bobo$17b5o
b4o$17bo4bo4bo$18b3obob3o$14bo5b2ob2o4b2o$10b2obobo13b2o$10b2obobo$3b
2o8bob2o6bobo$4bo5b4o3bo4bo$3bo5bo4bob2o4bo3bo$3b2o4b2ob2o3bo4bo3bob3o
$b2o3bo2b2o4b2o5bo5bobo7bo$o2bob2o2b3obobo7bobo2b3o6bobo$bobo2bobo2bo
3bo17b2o2bobo$2o2bobob4ob2o17bobo3bo$2bob2obo4bo7b2ob2obo5bo$2bo4bob2o
bo5b3obob2obobo3b5o$b2o4b2ob2o5bo4bo4bob4o$17b5ob4o6bob4o$15b2o4bobo7b
obobo$14bo2bo3bobob2o4b2o3bo2bo$14b2obob2ob2ob2o10bobo$15bobo20bo$14b
o2b2o$14b3o3bo$17b2obo$16bo$16b2obobob2o$18b2ob2obo$14b3o3bo$14bo2b2o
bo$17bobo!
p13 TL/phi that requires a block to be sacrificed to the CGoL gods

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x = 22, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
10bobobobo$9bob2ob2obo$7b3o7b3o$6bo4b2ob2o4bo$6bo2b2obobob2o2bo$5b2ob
obo5bobob2o$6bobobob3obobobo$6bob4o3b4obo$7b2o2bo3bo2b2o$12b3o4$12b3o
4$5bo3bo9b2o$4bo3bobo3bobo2b2o$4bo5bo3bo2bo$5b5o4bobo3$3bob2o4bo$b3ob
2o3bobo$o10bo$b3ob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 8:09 am p13 TL/phi that requires a block to be sacrificed to the CGoL gods

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x = 22, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
10bobobobo$9bob2ob2obo$7b3o7b3o$6bo4b2ob2o4bo$6bo2b2obobob2o2bo$5b2ob
obo5bobob2o$6bobobob3obobobo$6bob4o3b4obo$7b2o2bo3bo2b2o$12b3o4$12b3o
4$5bo3bo9b2o$4bo3bobo3bobo2b2o$4bo5bo3bo2bo$5b5o4bobo3$3bob2o4bo$b3ob
2o3bobo$o10bo$b3ob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo!
I actually have 2 of my own P13 traffic light-phi partials:

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x = 28, y = 48, rule = B3/S23
13bo$12bobo$12bobo$11b2ob3o$6b2o9bo$5bo2bo2b2ob3o$8bo2b2obo$8bo$6bobo$
5bo2bo$6b2o$11b2obo$11bob2o$6b2o9b2o$5b3o9bo$5b2obo6bobo$7bo3bo3b2o$2b
2o3bo3bo$bobo6bob2o$bo9b3o$2o9b2o$4b2obo$4bob2o14bo$11b2o7b3o$10bo2bo
5bo$10bobo7bo$10bo5bo3bo$4bob2o2bo16bo$2b3ob2o2bo2bobo3bo5b3o$bo9b2o2b
o3bo4bo$2b3ob2o17bo$4bobo9b3o5bo$4bobo14b2o$5bo7b3o4bobo$12bo3bo3b2o3$
12bo3bo2$8bo11bo$7bobo4bo4bobo$7bobo2bo3bo2bobo$6b2obobobobobobob2o$7b
o2b2obobob2o2bo$7bo4b2ob2o4bo$8b3o7b3o$10bob2ob2obo$11bobobobo!

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x = 29, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
17bobobobo$16bob2ob2obo$14b3o7b3o$13bo4b2ob2o4bo$13bo2b2obobob2o2bo$
12b2obobobobobobob2o$13bobo2bo3bo2bobo$13bobo4bo4bobo$14bo11bo2$18bo3b
o$17bo5bo3$17bo5bo$18bo3bo$10b2o7b3o$5bo5bo$3b5o3bobo$2bo5bo3b2o8b2ob
2o$2bo2b3o9bo4b2ob2o$b2obo11b3o$o3b2o13bo$bobo2b2o9b2o3b2o$2ob5o13bobo
2b2o$8bo3b3o8bo2bo$2ob5o19bo$bobo2b2o18b2o$o3b2o$b2obo$2bo2b3o$2bo5bo$
3b5o$5bo!
They might be more completable.
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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 3rd, 2026, 8:09 am EDIT2: monomer of existing p21 (orig. by HDP)

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x = 40, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
17bobo$14bo2b2obo$14b3o3bo$18b2ob2obo$16b2obobob2o$16bo$17b2obo$14b3o
3bo$14bo2b2o$15bobo$14b2obob2ob2ob2o$14bo2bo3bobob2o$15b2o4bobo$17b5o
b4o$17bo4bo4bo$18b3obob3o$14bo5b2ob2o4b2o$10b2obobo13b2o$10b2obobo$3b
2o8bob2o6bobo$4bo5b4o3bo4bo$3bo5bo4bob2o4bo3bo$3b2o4b2ob2o3bo4bo3bob3o
$b2o3bo2b2o4b2o5bo5bobo7bo$o2bob2o2b3obobo7bobo2b3o6bobo$bobo2bobo2bo
3bo17b2o2bobo$2o2bobob4ob2o17bobo3bo$2bob2obo4bo7b2ob2obo5bo$2bo4bob2o
bo5b3obob2obobo3b5o$b2o4b2ob2o5bo4bo4bob4o$17b5ob4o6bob4o$15b2o4bobo7b
obobo$14bo2bo3bobob2o4b2o3bo2bo$14b2obob2ob2ob2o10bobo$15bobo20bo$14b
o2b2o$14b3o3bo$17b2obo$16bo$16b2obobob2o$18b2ob2obo$14b3o3bo$14bo2b2o
bo$17bobo!
Reduced to 268 minpop by welding stators and reduceing by hand. There may be something better:

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x = 40, y = 44, rule = B3/S23
21b2o$20bobo$20bo$16bob2ob4o$16b2obobo2bo2$16b3obo$16bo3bo$17b2o$12bo
2bobo$12b4obob2ob2ob2o$17bo3bobobo$14b3o4bobo2bo$14bo2b5ob3obo$17bo4b
o4bo$18b3obob3o$14bo5b2ob2o4b2o$10b2obobo13b2o$10b2obobo$3b2o8bob2o6b
obo$3bo6b4o3bo4bo$2obo5bo4bob2o4bo3bo$o2b2o4b2ob2o3bo4bo3bob3o$b2o3bo
2b2o4b2o5bo5bobo7bo$3bob2o2b3obobo7bobo2b3o6bobo$3bo2bobo2bo3bo17b2o2b
obo$4bobob4ob2o17bobo3bo$3b2ob2o4bo7b2ob2obo5bo$9b2obo5b3obob2obobo3b
5o$10bob2o3bo4bo4bob4o$8bo5bo2b5ob2obobo3bo2b4o$8b2o4b3o4bobob2o2bo5b
o$17bo3bobo4b2o6bo2bo$14b2obob2ob2o13bobo$12bo2bobo20bo$12b2o3b2o$16b
o3bo$16b3obo2$16b2obobo2bo$16bob2ob4o$20bo$20bobo$21b2o!
Feci quod potui, faciant meliora potentes.

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x = 10, y = 3, rule = B34twz/S23
b2o4b2o$obo4bobo$2bo4bo!
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p31 TL hassler:

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x = 84, y = 80, rule = B3/S23
14b3o$6b2o4b2o2bo$6b2o4bo2b2o$12b3o$18bo$17b3o2b3o6bo8b2o$16bobob3o8b
3o6b2o$16bo3bo2bo10bo$8b2o7bobo13b2o$7bobo$7bo$6b2o5bobo$13b2o16bo7b3o
$14bo15b2o7bo2bo$30bobo7b3o$35b2o$36bo$34b2obo$6bo27b2obo$5bo29b2o$5b
3o2$35b3o$6b2o29bo10b2o$5bob2o27bo3b2o7bo$5bob2o32bo2b2o2bo$6bo34bobo
bo2b2o$6b2o32b2obo6bo$3o7bobo25bo2bobo3bobo2bo$o2bo7b2o15bo9b2o3bo5bo
b2o$b3o7bo16b2o14bobo2bo$27bobo5b2o8bo2b2o$35bo$33bobo$8b2o13bobo7b2o
$8bo10bo2bo3bo$b2o6b3o8b3obobo$b2o8bo6b3o2b3o18b3o8b3o$24bo19bobo6b2o
2bo$28b3o13b3o6bo2b2o$26b2o2bo6b3o13b3o$26bo2b2o6bobo19bo$26b3o8b3o18b
3o2b3o6bo8b2o$57bobob3o8b3o6b2o$57bo3bo2bo10bo$49b2o7bobo13b2o$48bobo
$48bo$34b2o2bo8b2o5bobo$34bo2bobo14b2o16bo7b3o$31b2obo5bo3b2o9bo15b2o
7bo2bo$31bo2bobo3bobo2bo25bobo7b3o$33bo6bob2o32b2o$34b2o2bobobo34bo$35b
o2b2o2bo32b2obo$34bo7b2o3bo27b2obo$34b2o10bo29b2o$46b3o2$76b3o$47b2o29b
o$46bob2o27bo$46bob2o$47bo$47b2o$41b3o7bobo$41bo2bo7b2o15bo$42b3o7bo16b
2o$68bobo5b2o$76bo$74bobo$49b2o13bobo7b2o$49bo10bo2bo3bo$42b2o6b3o8b3o
bobo$42b2o8bo6b3o2b3o$65bo$69b3o$67b2o2bo4b2o$67bo2b2o4b2o$67b3o!
I'm manually searching two TLs + either an odd or even traffic stop reaction. More to follow probably.

EDIT: p33 partial; there is an obvious gun-based completion but that's cheating

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x = 23, y = 52, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$5b2o2bobo$5bo3bo$6b3ob4o$8bobo2bo5bo$4b3obobo6b3o$3bo2bob2o6bo$
3b2o11b2o$11b3o2$15bo$15bo$15bo$7b2o$6bobo2b3o$6bo$5b2o3$14bo$2o12bo6b
o$bo12bo4b2o$bobo16b2o$2b2o6b3o3b3o$8bobo$8bo5bo$8bo5bo$12bobo$bo2b3o
3b3o6b2o$b2o16bobo$o2bo4bo12bo$b2o5bo12b2o$bo6bo3$16b2o$16bo$9b3o2bob
o$14b2o$7bo$7bo$7bo2$9b3o$5b2o11b2o$6bo6b2obo2bo$3b3o6bobob3o$3bo5bo2b
obo$9b4ob3o$13bo3bo$11bobo2b2o$11b2o!
very contrived p40 (showcasing a (3,27+2n) that needs only a strong lone dot and a MW/HW/traffic stop catalysis)

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x = 41, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$19bo2b2o$19bobo2bo$18b2obobobob2o$19bobobob2obo$17bo3b3o$16bob3o
bob4o$16bo11bo$17b3obobob3o$19b2obob2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$bo2bo2bobo$b5obob2o
$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo3b2o3bo$4b
2obob2o$5bobobo$4bo2bo3bo$4b2obo2b2o$7b2o9bo3bo9b2o$7bo9bo2bo2bo9bo$4b
2obobob2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2obobob2o$4b2obobo3bo3b2o3b2o3bo3bobob2o$7bobob
3o13b3obobo$7bo4b2o4bo3bo4b2o4bo$5b2obob2o5bobobobo5b2obob2o$3bo2bobo
bob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobobo2bo$3b2obob2o21b2obob2o$6b3o4bo13bo4b3o$3b3o4b
2o17b2o4b3o$2bo3bobo2bobo2b2o5b2o2bobo2bobo3bo$bob4o2bobo2bo2bo5bo2bo
2bobo2b4obo$bobo2bo4bob4o7b4obo4bo2bobo$2obobobo2bobo15bobo2bobobob2o
$3bobo2b2o2bo2b2o7b2o2bo2b2o2bobo$3bo8bobo2bo5bo2bobo8bo$2obob6obobob
o2bobo2bobobob6obob2o$o2b2o5bob2o2bob2ob2obo2b2obo5b2o2bo$2bo5b2o6bo2b
obo2bo6b2o5bo$3b3ob2o6b2obo3bob2o6b2ob3o$6bobo6bo2b2ob2o2bo6bobo$b6o2b
2o2bob3o5b3obo2b2o2b6o$bo2bo2bobo4bo2bo5bo2bo4bobo2bo2bo$6b2obob2ob3o
7b3ob2obob2o$8bobo19bobo$8bobobob5o3b5obobobo$9b2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2o
!
glider-supported p36 overclock based on above

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x = 31, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
4bo5bo12bo$3bobo3bobo9bobo$2bo2bo3bobo10b2o$2bobob2obob2o$3b2obob2o3b
o8bo$11b2o8b3o$3b2o2b3o3bo6bobobo$3bo4bo3bo6b3ob3o$2obo3bo2b3o7bobobo
$bo2b2ob2obo2bo7b3o$bo3bobo2bob2o8bo$2b4obob2obo$6bo2bo2bo10bo$4bo4bo
bo13bo$4b2o4bo9bo$19bo6bo$19bobo2bob3o$17b3ob2obo4bo$16bo4bo2b4o2bo$17b
4obo4b3o$20bo2bobo$19bo2bob4o$19b5o4bo$17b2o4b2o2bo2bo$16bo2b2obo2bob
ob2o$17bo2bob3o2bo$18b2o7bo$24b3o$24bo!
p36 dependent reflector that I can't fully loop bc i'm tired

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x = 35, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
32bo$31bo$15b2o14b3o$16bo$16bobo$17b2o3$21b3o$24bo$4bo5bo9bo3b2o$3bob
o3bobo9bo2bo$2bo2bo3bobo10b2o$2bobob2obob2o$3b2obob2o3bo8bo$11b2o8b3o
$3b2o2b3o3bo6bobobo$3bo4bo3bo6b3ob3o$2obo3bo2b3o7bobobo$bo2b2ob2obo2b
o7b3o$bo3bobo2bob2o8bo$2b4obob2obo$6bo2bo2bo10bo$4bo4bobo13bo$4b2o4bo
9bo$19bo6bo$19bobo2bob3o$17b3ob2obo4bo$16bo4bo2b4o2bo$17b4obo4b3o3b2o
$20bo2bobo8bo$19bo2bob4o3b3o$19b5o4bo2bo$17b2o4b2o2bobobo$16bo2b2obo2b
obob2o$17bo2bob3o2bo$18b2o7bo$24b3o$24bo!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 4th, 2026, 12:42 am [...]
very contrived p40 (showcasing a (3,27+2n) that needs only a strong lone dot and a MW/HW/traffic stop catalysis)

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x = 41, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$19bo2b2o$19bobo2bo$18b2obobobob2o$19bobobob2obo$17bo3b3o$16bob3o
bob4o$16bo11bo$17b3obobob3o$19b2obob2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$bo2bo2bobo$b5obob2o
$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo3b2o3bo$4b
2obob2o$5bobobo$4bo2bo3bo$4b2obo2b2o$7b2o9bo3bo9b2o$7bo9bo2bo2bo9bo$4b
2obobob2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2obobob2o$4b2obobo3bo3b2o3b2o3bo3bobob2o$7bobob
3o13b3obobo$7bo4b2o4bo3bo4b2o4bo$5b2obob2o5bobobobo5b2obob2o$3bo2bobo
bob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobobo2bo$3b2obob2o21b2obob2o$6b3o4bo13bo4b3o$3b3o4b
2o17b2o4b3o$2bo3bobo2bobo2b2o5b2o2bobo2bobo3bo$bob4o2bobo2bo2bo5bo2bo
2bobo2b4obo$bobo2bo4bob4o7b4obo4bo2bobo$2obobobo2bobo15bobo2bobobob2o
$3bobo2b2o2bo2b2o7b2o2bo2b2o2bobo$3bo8bobo2bo5bo2bobo8bo$2obob6obobob
o2bobo2bobobob6obob2o$o2b2o5bob2o2bob2ob2obo2b2obo5b2o2bo$2bo5b2o6bo2b
obo2bo6b2o5bo$3b3ob2o6b2obo3bob2o6b2ob3o$6bobo6bo2b2ob2o2bo6bobo$b6o2b
2o2bob3o5b3obo2b2o2b6o$bo2bo2bobo4bo2bo5bo2bo4bobo2bo2bo$6b2obob2ob3o
7b3ob2obob2o$8bobo19bobo$8bobobob5o3b5obobobo$9b2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2o
!
[...]
So that one p10 sparker finally has a use! :mrgreen:

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 4th, 2026, 12:42 am p36 dependent reflector that I can't fully loop bc i'm tired

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x = 35, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
32bo$31bo$15b2o14b3o$16bo$16bobo$17b2o3$21b3o$24bo$4bo5bo9bo3b2o$3bob
o3bobo9bo2bo$2bo2bo3bobo10b2o$2bobob2obob2o$3b2obob2o3bo8bo$11b2o8b3o
$3b2o2b3o3bo6bobobo$3bo4bo3bo6b3ob3o$2obo3bo2b3o7bobobo$bo2b2ob2obo2b
o7b3o$bo3bobo2bob2o8bo$2b4obob2obo$6bo2bo2bo10bo$4bo4bobo13bo$4b2o4bo
9bo$19bo6bo$19bobo2bob3o$17b3ob2obo4bo$16bo4bo2b4o2bo$17b4obo4b3o3b2o
$20bo2bobo8bo$19bo2bob4o3b3o$19b5o4bo2bo$17b2o4b2o2bobobo$16bo2b2obo2b
obob2o$17bo2bob3o2bo$18b2o7bo$24b3o$24bo!
i dunno if i'm looping it wrong but the gliders always end up 1 ahead with my method. i think its cuz the gliders change position. if it would be done i think itd need another 32 reflections with this method [36 total], cuz the glider change by one. thatd be enough to shift the glider one full p36. but im nto building that. either somebody who knows loops better than me, or a total madman can do it

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x = 99, y = 99, rule = LifeHistory
40.A$38.3A$37.A7.2A$37.A2.3A.A2.A$34.2A.A.A2.A.2A2.A$34.A2.A.A6.2A$36.
A4.3A.A$37.2A3.A2.A$39.2A3.A$35.3A4.A.4A$34.A2.5A.A4.A$35.A4.A.A2.3A$
36.3A4.A.A$38.A.2A.2A$39.6A$40.3A13.A$24.A5.A23.3A$23.A.A3.A.A21.A$22.
A2.A3.A.A21.2A$22.A.A.2A.A.2A7.3A$23.2A.A.2A3.A40.A$25.A4.A.2A4.A33.3A
$23.2A2.3A.A.A4.A4.2A5.A20.A7.2A$23.A6.A.2A4.A5.A5.2A19.A2.3A.A2.A$20.
2A.A2.2A2.A.2A16.A17.2A.A.A2.A.2A2.A$21.A2.2A.2A.A2.A6.3A5.2A17.A.A.3A
6.2A$21.A5.A2.A.2A14.A18.A2.A7.2A$22.4A.A.2A.A32.3A3.4A.A2.A$26.A2.A2.
A31.A8.A.2A.A$24.2A3.A.A32.2A3.3A4.A.4A$24.A5.A25.A11.A2.4A7.A$25.3A13.
A13.2A12.A4.A2.A.3A$27.A12.C14.A.A12.3A.2A.A.A$27.A.A9.D3A29.2A2.A.A$
28.2A9.3D46.A4.2A$87.A.A4.A$86.A2.A2.A$76.A9.A.2A.A.4A$76.A8.2A.A2.A5.
A$65.A10.A7.A3.A.A2.2A2.A$32.A31.2A18.A3.A.4A.A.2A$31.C32.A.A5.3A3.3A
3.A3.A3.A2.A$15.2A13.D3A50.A4.2A3.2A$16.A13.3D43.A7.2A.2A3.2A$16.A.A56.
A.A7.A3.2A.A.2A$17.2A55.A11.2A.A.2A.A.A$87.A.A3.A2.A$73.A3.A9.A.A3.A.
A$21.3A48.A15.A5.A$24.A48.A3.A$4.A5.A9.A3.2A48.A$3.A.A3.A.A9.A2.A50.2A
$2.A2.A3.A.A10.2A$2.A.A.2A.A.2A67.2A$3.2A.A.2A3.A8.A57.A.A$11.2A8.3A42.
2A14.A$3.2A2.3A3.A6.A.A.A7.A32.A.A14.2A$3.A4.A3.A6.3A.3A7.2A32.A$2A.A
3.A2.3A7.A.A.A7.2A$.A2.2A.2A.A2.A7.3A$.A3.A.A2.A.2A8.A$2.4A.A.2A.A$6.
A2.A2.A10.A$4.A4.A.A13.A$4.2A4.A9.A36.2A10.2A$19.A6.A14.A14.A.A10.A.A
$19.A.A2.A.3A13.2A14.A12.A$17.3A.2A.A4.A11.2A28.3A$16.A4.A2.4A2.A37.A
5.A$17.4A.A4.3A3.2A32.A.A3.2A$20.A2.A.A8.A31.A2.A2.A$19.A2.A.4A3.3A32.
A.2A.A.4A$19.5A4.A2.A33.2A.A2.A.A3.A$17.2A4.2A2.A.A.A17.3A4.3A6.A2.A.
2A2.A2.A$16.A2.2A.A2.A.A.2A18.3A15.2A4.A.A.2A$17.A2.A.3A2.A20.A.A.3A5.
A5.A2.2A4.A$18.2A7.A19.3A.4A5.A5.2A.2A3.2A$24.3A22.A.A2.A5.A5.2A4.A$24.
A44.2A.A.2A$56.3A6.3A.A.2A.A.A$44.2A21.A.A3.A2.A$45.A21.A.A3.A.A$42.3A
23.A5.A$42.A2$54.7A$53.A.A.2A.3A$51.3A2.A6.A$50.A4.A.5A2.A$51.4A.A4.3A
$54.A.A2.A$53.A2.A.4A$53.2A3.A3.A$51.2A2.A3.A.A2.A$50.A2.2A.A2.A.A.2A
$51.A2.A.3A2.A$52.2A7.A$58.3A$58.A!
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x = 15, y = 9, rule = B3-jr4jn6c/S234i5r
6bo$6bo$8bo$8b3o$10bo$7bo2bo$7b3o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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ababa11e wrote: October 4th, 2026, 1:40 am
Period1GliderGun wrote: October 4th, 2026, 12:42 am p36 dependent reflector that I can't fully loop bc i'm tired

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reflector
i dunno if i'm looping it wrong but the gliders always end up 1 ahead with my method. i think its cuz the gliders change position. if it would be done i think itd need another 32 reflections with this method [36 total], cuz the glider change by one. thatd be enough to shift the glider one full p36. but im nto building that. either somebody who knows loops better than me, or a total madman can do it
All you need to do is place the next reflector 27 ticks apart from the first one, which was why the elevener was welded with one of the p6 sparkers.

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x = 77, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
29bo$27b3o$26bo7b2o$26bo2b3obo2bo$23b2obobo2bob2o2bo$23bo2b3o6b2o$25b
o7b2o$26b4obo2bo$28bob2obo$24b3o4bob4o15bo$23bo2b4o7bo12b3o$24bo4bo2b
ob3o12bo7b2o$25b3ob2obobo14bo2b3obo2bo$27b2o2bobo12b2obobo2bob2o2bo$45b
obobobo3bo2b2o$45bo2bo3bo3b2o$13bo5bo23b3o3b4obo2bo$12bobo3bobo21bo8b
o2bobo$11bo2bo3bobo21b2o3b3o4bob4o$11bobob2obob3o7bo15bo2b5obo4bo$12b
2obob2o4bo5b3o5bo9bo6bo2b3o$15bo3b3o6bobobo3bo2bo8b3ob2obobo$12b2ob2o
bobo6b3ob3obo3bo10b7o$12bob2obo7bo2bobobo2bo3bo26bo4b2o$9b2obobobo2b3o
7b3o4b3o26bobo4bo$10bo2bo2b2obo4bo5bo6bo26bo2bo2bo$10bo5bo2bob2o41bob
2obob4o$11b4obob2obo41b2obo2bo5bo$15bo2bo2bo40bo3bobo2b2o2bo$13b2o3bo
bo34bo5b3ob2obo4bob2o$13bo5bo33b2o6b3o2bo3bo2bo$14b3o28b2o8bo5b2o2bob
ob2ob2o$16bo12bobo13bobo14b3obo3bo$16bobo10b2o14bo16b2o3b2o3b2o$17b2o
11bo33b2obob2obobo$65bobo3bo2bo$21b3o29b2o10bobo3bobo$21bo31b3o10bo5b
o$21b2o3bo26bo2bo$4bo5bo16bo22b2o3bo$3bobo3bobo13b3o$2bo2bo3bobo$2bob
ob2obob2o45b2o$3b2o3b2o3b2o43bobo$6bo3bob3o45bo$3b2ob2obobo2b2o3bo3b2o
35b3o$3bo2bo3bo2b3o3bo4bobo30bo5bo$2obo4bob2ob3o3bo5bo9bo5b2o13bobo3b
2o$bo2b2o2bobo3bo7bo13bo5b2o11bo2bo2bo$bo5bo2bob2o7bobo10b3o4bo13bob2o
bob4o$2b4obob2obo41b2obo2bo5bo$6bo2bo2bo39bo4bob2o2bo2bo$4bo4bobo43b3o
2bobobob2o$4b2o4bo40bo7bob2obo$20b7o11b3o15bobob2ob2o$19bobob2ob3o9bo
16b3o3bo$17b3o2bo6bo8bo7bo6bo4b2obob2o$16bo4bob5o2bo14b3o6b3obob2obob
o$17b4obo4b3o3b2o10b3o8bobo3bo2bo$20bobo2bo8bo21bobo3bobo$19bo2bob4o3b
3o23bo5bo$19b2o3bo3bo2bo$17b2o2bo3bobobobo$16bo2b2obo2bobob2o12bobo2b
2o$17bo2bob3o2bo14bobob2ob3o$18b2o7bo12b3obo2bo4bo$24b3o12bo7b4o2bo$24b
o15b4obo4b3o$43bob2obo$42bo2bob4o$42b2o7bo$40b2o6b3o2bo$39bo2b2obo2bo
bob2o$40bo2bob3o2bo$41b2o7bo$47b3o$47bo!
This works because 27*4 = 108 which is the lcm of 27 and 36
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just found a p11 angel hassler!

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x = 30, y = 41, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$6bo$5bo$5b4o$3b2o4bo2b2o5b2o$2bo2b5o3bo5bobob2obo$o2bobo2bo3bo8bo
bob2o$2obo3b2o3b2o7b2o$3bobo$3b2o5bo4bo4bo$9bobo2bo5bo$9bo2bobo6bo$10b
2o2bo5bo$4bob2o7bo4bo2b2o$2b3ob2o15bobo$bo23bo$2b3ob2o6bo10b2o$4bobo6b
2o$4bobo2b2obo2bo$5bo3b2o2b2o$14bo2$22b2o$21bo$11bo2b3o$11bo2bo2bo3b3o
4b2o$12bobo2bo2bo2bo3bobo$15b2o3bo2bo4bo$21b2o2$14b2o$8bo4bo2bo3b2o$7b
obo3bo2bo2bo2bobo$7b2o4b3o3bo2bo2bo$20b3o2bo$15bo$13b2o2$21bo$20bobo$
21b2o!
It was one of my partials for a while, and I finally completed it with my new p11 domino sparker!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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p37 partial:

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x = 53, y = 100, rule = B3/S23
28bo$26b3o$25bo$25b2o2$13b2o$13b2o$22b3o$22bo2bo$21bo3bo$26bo$19b2o3b
2o4b2o$17bo5bo6b2o$17bo4bo17b2o$17bo5bo16b2o$11b2o6b2o3b2o$11b2o13bo$
21bo3bo6b3o$2o20bo2bo$bo20b3o6bo3bo$bobo6bo5bo14bo3bo$2b2o4b2obo3bob2o
10bo7bo$7bo3bo3bo3bo7b2o4bo4b2o$7bo4bobo4bo7bo4bobo4bo$7b2o4bo4b2o7bo
3bo3bo3bo$9bo7bo10b2obo3bob2o4b2o$11bo3bo14bo5bo6bobo$11bo3bo6b3o20bo
$21bo2bo20b2o$12b3o6bo3bo$20bo13b2o$21b2o3b2o6b2o$5b2o16bo5bo$5b2o17b
o4bo$15b2o6bo5bo$15b2o4b2o3b2o$20bo$21bo3bo$21bo2bo$22b3o4$20b2o$21bo
$18b3o11bo$18bo12bobo$30bo3b2o$31bobo$32bo$20bo$19bobo$17b2o3bo$19bob
o12bo$20bo11b3o$31bo$31b2o4$28b3o$28bo2bo$27bo3bo$32bo$25b2o3b2o4b2o$
23bo5bo6b2o$23bo4bo17b2o$23bo5bo16b2o$17b2o6b2o3b2o$17b2o13bo$27bo3bo
6b3o$6b2o20bo2bo$7bo20b3o6bo3bo$7bobo6bo5bo14bo3bo$8b2o4b2obo3bob2o10b
o7bo$13bo3bo3bo3bo7b2o4bo4b2o$13bo4bobo4bo7bo4bobo4bo$13b2o4bo4b2o7bo
3bo3bo3bo$15bo7bo10b2obo3bob2o4b2o$17bo3bo14bo5bo6bobo$17bo3bo6b3o20b
o$27bo2bo20b2o$18b3o6bo3bo$26bo13b2o$27b2o3b2o6b2o$11b2o16bo5bo$11b2o
17bo4bo$21b2o6bo5bo$21b2o4b2o3b2o$26bo$27bo3bo$27bo2bo$28b3o$38b2o$38b
2o2$26b2o$27bo$24b3o$24bo!
p49 partial based on one of HDP's HF pushes (edited for better spark):

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x = 51, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
29bo$30bo2b2o$30b2ob2o$29b2o$29bo$26b2o2b3o$27bobob2o$28b2obobo$28b3o
2b2o$31bo$30b2o7b2ob2o4b2o$26b2ob2o7bob2obo4bo$b2o4b2ob2o14b2o2bo7bo4b
ob2obo$2bo4bob2obo4b2o12bo4b2ob4obobo2b2o$2bob2obo4bo5bo16bobo4bobo2b
obo$2o2bobob4ob2o3bobo14bo2b2o2bob4o2bo$bobo2bo4bo3bo3b2o13b2obo4bobo
3b2o$o2b2obo3bo2bobo17bo2b2obo2bo3b2o$b2o3bo4bo3b2o15b3obo4bo5bo$3b2o
2bo4b2o19bo3b4o4bo$3bo5bo4b2o2b2o14b2obo7b2o$5bo4b4o11b3o7bobob2o$4b2o
7bob2o7bo3bo6bobob2o$10b2obobo7bo5bo6bo$10b2obobo6bo3bo3bo$14bo7bo2bo
bo2bo$22bo3bo3bo$21bobo5bo$24bo3bo$21bo3b3o!
EDIT: p60 partial based on a different one:

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x = 29, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
13bo$13b3o$16bo$15b2o10b2o$4b2o21bo$2bo4bo17bobo$bo6bo16b2o$o8bo$o8bo
6b3o$o8bo5bo3bo$bo6bo6bo3bo$2bo4bo5b2o5b2o$4b2o6bo4bo4bo$12bo3bobo3bo
$12bo4bo4bo$9b2o2b2o5b2o2bo$8bobo4bo3bo4bo$8bo6bo3bo$7b2o7b3o5b2o!
p50 partial with sacrificial blinkers:

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x = 13, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
o$o6b3o$o5bo3bo$5bo5bo$4bo3bo3bo$4bo2bobo2bo$4bo3bo3bo$5bo5bo$6bo3bo$
7b3o2$3bo6b3o$3bo6b3o$3bo6bo!
p32 partial:

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x = 29, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
7b2o2$8bo$6b2ob2o$8bo5$20bo2bo$19bo4bo$19bo5bo$22b2ob2o$19bo7bo$19bob
ob3o2bo$9b3o8b2obob3o$8bo2bo$8bo3bo7b2obob3o$7b2o2bo7bobob3o2bo$9bo9b
o7bo$10b2o10b2ob2o$4b2o13bo5bo$4b2o13bo4bo$20bo2bo$10b2o$9bo7b3o$7b2o
2bo5bo2bo$8bo3bo3bo3bo$8bo2bo5bo2b2o$9b3o7bo$17b2o$5bo2bo$4bo4bo13b2o
$3bo5bo13b2o$2b2ob2o10b2o$bo7bo9bo$o2b3obobo7bo2b2o$b3obob2o7bo3bo$17b
o2bo$b3obob2o8b3o$o2b3obobo$bo7bo$2b2ob2o$3bo5bo$4bo4bo$5bo2bo!
EDIT2: complete p45 TL shuttle (24 + 21)

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x = 57, y = 30, rule = B3/S23
7b2o$8bo$8bob2o7b2o$2o3b2obobobobob2o2bo$o4bo2bobobob2obobo5bo$b3obo4b
3o4bob2o4b3o$3bob2o6b2ob2o4bo5bo$8b2o3b2o3b3obo4b2o$3bob3o4bo2bobobo2b
2o$bobobo6bo8b2o$o2bobobo2bobobo4bo2bo$2obobob4obobobo5bo9b3o$3bobo6b
obob2obo2bo9bobo$2obobob4obobobo5bo9b3o10b2o$o2bobobo2bobobo4bo2bo22b
2o$bobobo6bo8b2o$3bob3o4bo2bobobo2b2o$8b2o3b2o3b3obo4b2o5bo20bo$3bob2o
6b2ob2o4bo5bo5bo20bo$b3obo4b3o4bob2o4b3o5bob2o13b2o$o4bo2bobobob2obob
o5bo8bo2b2o7b2o2b2o$2o3b2obobobobob2o2bo13bo3bo6b2o2b3o$8bob2o7b2o23b
3o8bo$8bo45bobo$7b2o46b2o3$42bobo2bobo$38b2obo2bo2bo2bob2o$42bobo2bob
o!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 4th, 2026, 12:42 am very contrived p40 (showcasing a (3,27+2n) that needs only a strong lone dot and a MW/HW/traffic stop catalysis)

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x = 41, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$19bo2b2o$19bobo2bo$18b2obobobob2o$19bobobob2obo$17bo3b3o$16bob3o
bob4o$16bo11bo$17b3obobob3o$19b2obob2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$bo2bo2bobo$b5obob2o
$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo3b2o3bo$4b
2obob2o$5bobobo$4bo2bo3bo$4b2obo2b2o$7b2o9bo3bo9b2o$7bo9bo2bo2bo9bo$4b
2obobob2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2obobob2o$4b2obobo3bo3b2o3b2o3bo3bobob2o$7bobob
3o13b3obobo$7bo4b2o4bo3bo4b2o4bo$5b2obob2o5bobobobo5b2obob2o$3bo2bobo
bob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobobo2bo$3b2obob2o21b2obob2o$6b3o4bo13bo4b3o$3b3o4b
2o17b2o4b3o$2bo3bobo2bobo2b2o5b2o2bobo2bobo3bo$bob4o2bobo2bo2bo5bo2bo
2bobo2b4obo$bobo2bo4bob4o7b4obo4bo2bobo$2obobobo2bobo15bobo2bobobob2o
$3bobo2b2o2bo2b2o7b2o2bo2b2o2bobo$3bo8bobo2bo5bo2bobo8bo$2obob6obobob
o2bobo2bobobob6obob2o$o2b2o5bob2o2bob2ob2obo2b2obo5b2o2bo$2bo5b2o6bo2b
obo2bo6b2o5bo$3b3ob2o6b2obo3bob2o6b2ob3o$6bobo6bo2b2ob2o2bo6bobo$b6o2b
2o2bob3o5b3obo2b2o2b6o$bo2bo2bobo4bo2bo5bo2bo4bobo2bo2bo$6b2obob2ob3o
7b3ob2obob2o$8bobo19bobo$8bobobob5o3b5obobobo$9b2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2o
!
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x = 41, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
25b2o$21b2o2bo$20bo2bobo$19bobobob2o$17b3obobobo$16bo4b3o3bo$17b4o
bob3obo$28bo$16bob2obobob3o$16b2ob2obob2o$10b2o$9bobo$bo2bobo2bo$b
5obob2o$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo
3b2o3bo$4b2obob2o$5bobo2bobo$4bo2b2o2b2o$4bobo$5bob2o9bo3bo9b2o$7b
o9bo2bo2bo9bo$7bobob2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2obobob2o$6b2obo3bo3b2o3b2o3bo
3bobob2o$7bobob3o13b3obobo$7bo4b2o4bo3bo4b2o4bo$5b2obob2o5bobobobo
5b2obob2o$3bo2bobobob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobobo2bo$3b2obob2o21b2obob2o$
6b3o4bo13bo4b3o$3b3o4b2o17b2o4b3o$obo3bobo2bobo2b2o5b2o2bobo2bobo
3bo$2ob4o2bobo2bo2bo5bo2bo2bobo2b4o2bo$3bo2bo4bob4o7b4obo4bo2bob2o
$3bobobo2bobo15bobo2bobobo$2b2obo2b2o2bo2b2o5b5obo2b2o2bobo$3bo8bo
bo2bo3bo4bobo8bob2o$3bob6obobob2o3b3o4bob6obo2bo$2ob2o5bob2o2bo7bo
2b2obo5b2obo$obo5b2o6bo2b3o2bo6b2o5bo$3b3ob2o6b2obo3bob2o6b2ob3o$
6bobo6bo2b2ob2o2bo6bobo$3b4o2b2o2bob3o5b3obo2b2o2b4o$4bo2bobo4bo2b
o5bo2bo4bobo2bo$2bo3b2obob2ob3o7b3ob2obob2o3bo$2b2o4bobo19bobo4b2o
$8bobobob5o3b5obobobo$9b2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2o!/code]
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x = 10, y = 3, rule = B34twz/S23
b2o4b2o$obo4bobo$2bo4bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 4th, 2026, 12:42 am very contrived p40 (showcasing a (3,27+2n) that needs only a strong lone dot and a MW/HW/traffic stop catalysis)

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x = 41, y = 51, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$19bo2b2o$19bobo2bo$18b2obobobob2o$19bobobob2obo$17bo3b3o$16bob3o
bob4o$16bo11bo$17b3obobob3o$19b2obob2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$bo2bo2bobo$b5obob2o
$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo3b2o3bo$4b
2obob2o$5bobobo$4bo2bo3bo$4b2obo2b2o$7b2o9bo3bo9b2o$7bo9bo2bo2bo9bo$4b
2obobob2o3bo2bobo2bo3b2obobob2o$4b2obobo3bo3b2o3b2o3bo3bobob2o$7bobob
3o13b3obobo$7bo4b2o4bo3bo4b2o4bo$5b2obob2o5bobobobo5b2obob2o$3bo2bobo
bob2o3b2o3b2o3b2obobobo2bo$3b2obob2o21b2obob2o$6b3o4bo13bo4b3o$3b3o4b
2o17b2o4b3o$2bo3bobo2bobo2b2o5b2o2bobo2bobo3bo$bob4o2bobo2bo2bo5bo2bo
2bobo2b4obo$bobo2bo4bob4o7b4obo4bo2bobo$2obobobo2bobo15bobo2bobobob2o
$3bobo2b2o2bo2b2o7b2o2bo2b2o2bobo$3bo8bobo2bo5bo2bobo8bo$2obob6obobob
o2bobo2bobobob6obob2o$o2b2o5bob2o2bob2ob2obo2b2obo5b2o2bo$2bo5b2o6bo2b
obo2bo6b2o5bo$3b3ob2o6b2obo3bob2o6b2ob3o$6bobo6bo2b2ob2o2bo6bobo$b6o2b
2o2bob3o5b3obo2b2o2b6o$bo2bo2bobo4bo2bo5bo2bo4bobo2bo2bo$6b2obob2ob3o
7b3ob2obob2o$8bobo19bobo$8bobobob5o3b5obobobo$9b2ob2obo2bo3bo2bob2ob2o
!
Reduced:

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x = 58, y = 46, rule = B3/S23
18b2o$19bo2b2o$19bobo2bo$18b2obobobob2o$19bobobob2obo$17bo3b3o$16bob3o
bob4o$16bo11bo$17b3obobob3o$19b2obob2o$7b2o$6bo2bo$bo2bo2bobo$b5obob2o
$7b2o3bo$3b3o2b2o8b3o$2bobo2bobo3bo4bobo$2bob2o2b2o8b3o$3bo3b2o3bo$4b
2obob2o$5bobobo$4bo2bobo29b4o$4b2o2bo9bo15b2o7bo$18bo15b2o2b2o3bo$18b
o8bo10b2o2bo$26b3o$2b2o5bobo2b3o3b3o2bobobo$2bo2bo2bo2bo12b3ob3o24bo$
3b2ob3o9bo6bobobo24bobo$3o3b3obo7bo7b3o24bo3bo$o2b2o6bo2bo3bo8bo5bo8b
o9bo3bo$2bo3b3o2bo3bo16b3o7bo8bo3bo$3b3o3bo6bo14bobobo6bo7bo3bo$5bobo
bobob2obo13b3ob3o14bobo$6b2obob2o3bob2o11bobobo2b3o3b3o5bo$10bo4b2o2b
o12b3o$11b3o3bo15bo8bo$14b3o25bo$13bo28bo3bobo$13b2o34bo$28b2o15bo2bo
$26b2o2b2o12bobobo$26bo4bo12bo2bo$27bo2bo14b2o$25bobo2bobo$25b2o4b2o!
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x = 192, y = 53, rule = B3/S23
33$42b4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o3$41b2o$39bo6bo$38bo8bo$38bo8bo$38b9o3$42b
4o$41b6o$40b2ob4o$41b2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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glider-supported p27

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x = 75, y = 86, rule = B3/S23
5b2o3bo5bo3b2o$5bo2b3o2bobobobobo3b2o$6b2o3b3obobobo4bobo$7bob2o3bo2b
ob2o$7bob3obo3bobobob6o$8b2o3b2o3b3o7bo$13bo2b2o6bobo$14bobo5bo3b2o$15b
o2b3o2b2o$11bo10bo7bo$11b3o8bo5b3o$5bo8bo3b4obo3bo$5b3o5b2o5b3o4b2o$8b
o$7b2o7bo8b2o$14b5o6bobo$10b2o5b2o9bo2b2o$16bo8bo3bo2bo$2bo7bo4bo9b2o
b4o$2b3o6b2o4b2o6b3o$5bo8b4obo5b2ob4o$4b2o8bobo2bo5bo3bo2bo$28bo2b2o8b
o9bo$6b2o17bobo13b3o5b3o$5bobo17b2o17bo3bo$2o2bo38b2o3b2o$o2bo3bo5bo2b
obo8b2o$b4ob2o5bob4o8bo$5b3o6b2o4b2o6b3o14b3o$b4ob2o9bo4bo7bo13bo3bo$
o2bo3bo8bo26bo5bo$2o2bo9b2o5b2o15b3ob2o2bo2b2ob3o$5bobo6b5o19bobob2o5b
2obobo$6b2o8bo22b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o$27bo$4b2o4b3o5b2o8bo$5bo3bob4o3bo7b3o
$2b3o5bo8b3o$2bo7bo10bo25b2o3bo5bo3b2o$8b2o2b3o2bo29bo2b3o2bobobobobo
3b2o$5b2o3bo5bobo20b3o6b2o3b3obobobo5b2o$6bobo6b2o2bo19bobo7bo2bo3bo2b
o2bo3bo$4bo7b3o3b2o3b2o14b3o7bob2obo2b3obo2b7o$4b6obobobo3bob3obo24bo
5b3o2b2o7bo$12b2obo2bo3b2obo29bo2bo7b3o$6bobo4bobobob3o3b2o6b3o20bobo
5b3ob2o$6b2o3bobobobobo2b3o2bo5bobo21bo3bobobo$11b2o3bo5bo3b2o5b3o17b
o6b2o10bo$53b3o4b2o3bo4b3o$56bo4b3obo3bo$49bo5b2o7bo5bo$48b2o17bo2bo$
48bobo6b3o7bo$56bo3bo6bobo$21b2o2b2o3b2o2b2o19bo5bo8bo2b2o$20bobob2o5b
2obobo18bo5bo5b2o5bo$20b3ob2o2bo2b2ob3o7bo10bo5bo4bob6o$25bo5bo12b3o9b
o3bo4b3o$26bo3bo16bo9b3o6bob6o$27b3o16bo20b2o5bo$46bo2bo20bo2b2o$49bo
17bobo$25b2o3b2o15bobo17bo$26bo3bo11b2o2bo20bo2bo$23b3o5b3o8bo5b2o20b
o$23bo9bo9b6obo6b3o9bo$49b3o4bo3bo9b3o$43b6obo4bo5bo10bo$42bo5b2o5bo5b
o$42b2o2bo8bo5bo$47bobo6bo3bo$49bo7b3o6b2o$46bo2bo16bo$46bo5bo7b2o5b3o
$47bo3bob3o4bo8bo$44b3o4bo3b2o4b3o$44bo10b2o6bo$51bobobo3bo$47b2ob3o5b
obo$48b3o7bo2bo$46bo7b2o2b3o5bo$46b7o2bob3o2bob2obo$50bo3bo2bo2bo3bo2b
o$48b2o5bobobob3o3b2o$48b2o3bobobobobo2b3o2bo$53b2o3bo5bo3b2o!
EDIT: glider-supported p37 version of raucci's p38

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x = 102, y = 83, rule = B3/S23
65bo$47b2o14b3o$48bo13bo$48bobo11b2o$49b2o2$54b2o$51b2o$51bo4b2o$52bo
3b2o14b2o$52b2ob5o12bo$49b2o4bob2o4b2o5bobo$48bobo5b2o4b2obo4b2o$48bo
12b5ob2o$47b2o14b2o3bo$63b2o4bo$68b2o$65b2o3$12b3o42b2o10bo11b2o$11b2o
b2o42bo9b3o10bo$13b2obo21b2o15b3o9bobobo7bobo11bo$15b2o12bo8bobo14bo10b
3o2bo7b2o10b3o$15b2o11bobo9bo2b2o23bo3b2o16bo$27bo3bo7b2obobo23b2o4bo
15b2o$26b2o3bobo6bobo25bobo2b3o$2b2o17b2o2bo2b4obo6bob2o24b2o4bo$2bo2b
ob2o4b3ob3o3b2o3b3ob3o4b2obo2bo17b2o3b2o2b2o8b2o$4b2obo6bob4o2bo2b2o17b
2o16bobo6bo9bo2bo$5bobo6bobo3b2o40bo5bo2bo8b2ob3o$3bobob2o7bo3bo40b2o
6b2o10b3obo14b2o$3b2o2bo9bobo11b2o36bo13bob2o13bo$7bobo8bo12b2o44b2o4b
obo6bo5bobo$8b2o21bob2o41bobo5bo6bobo4b2o$32b2ob2o39bo13b2obo$33b3o39b
2o14bob3o$18bo72b3ob2o$2o14b3o73bo2bo$bo13bo25b2o50b2o$bobo11b2o23bo2b
o14b2o$2b2o37bobo14bobo37b2o$42b2o14bo2bo23b2o11bobo$7b2o50b2o25bo13b
o$6bo2bo73b3o14b2o$5b2ob3o72bo$6b3obo14b2o39b3o$8bob2o13bo39b2ob2o$2b
2o4bobo6bo5bobo41b2obo21b2o$bobo5bo6bobo4b2o44b2o12bo8bobo$bo13b2obo13b
o36b2o11bobo9bo2b2o$2o14bob3o10b2o6b2o40bo3bo7b2obobo$16b3ob2o8bo2bo5b
o40b2o3bobo6bobo$17bo2bo9bo6bobo16b2o17b2o2bo2b4obo6bob2o$18b2o8b2o2b
2o3b2o17bo2bob2o4b3ob3o3b2o3b3ob3o4b2obo2bo$27bo4b2o24b2obo6bob4o2bo2b
2o17b2o$26b3o2bobo25bobo6bobo3b2o$10b2o15bo4b2o23bobob2o7bo3bo$11bo16b
2o3bo23b2o2bo9bobo11b2o$8b3o10b2o7bo2b3o10bo14bobo8bo12b2o$8bo11bobo7b
obobo9b3o15b2o21bob2o$20bo10b3o9bo42b2ob2o$19b2o11bo10b2o42b3o3$35b2o
$32b2o$32bo4b2o$33bo3b2o14b2o$33b2ob5o12bo$30b2o4bob2o4b2o5bobo$29bob
o5b2o4b2obo4b2o$29bo12b5ob2o$28b2o14b2o3bo$44b2o4bo$49b2o$46b2o2$51b2o
$38b2o11bobo$39bo13bo$36b3o14b2o$36bo!
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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 5th, 2026, 12:36 am
EDIT: glider-supported p37 version of raucci's p38
Flipped version/"normal" orientation

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x = 112, y = 70, rule = B3/S23
36bo38bo$36b3o14b2o2b2o14b3o$39bo13bo4bo13bo$38b2o11bobo4bobo11b2o$51b
2o6b2o$44bo22bo$42b2ob2o18b2ob2o$42bo2bo20bo2bo$43b2o22b2o$28b2o52b2o
$29bo52bo$29bobo19b2o6b2o19bobo$30b2o19bobo4bobo19b2o$53bo4bo$53b2o2b
2o$38b2o32b2o$32b2o3bo2bo30bo2bo3b2o$31bobo2b2ob2o30b2ob2o2bobo$30b3o
5bo34bo5b3o$29bobo48bobo$19b2o8bo13b2o22b2o13bo8b2o$8bo11bo22bo24bo22b
o11bo$8b3o9bobo9bobo9b3o18b3o9bobo9bobo9b3o$11bo9b2o5b2obo2bo11bo18bo
11bo2bob2o5b2o9bo$10b2o18b2o48b2o18b2o$31b3o44b3o$24b3o6bo44bo6b3o$17b
2o5b2obo56bob2o5b2o$17b2ob3o3b2o9b2o34b2o9b2o3b3ob2o$17bo2b2o15bobo32b
obo15b2o2bo$2o37bo32bo37b2o$bo13bo23b2o30b2o23bo13bo$bobo5b2o2b2o2bo5b
2o8bo44bo8b2o5bo2b2o2b2o5bobo$2b2o5bo2b2o2b2o5bobo8b2o40b2o8bobo5b2o2b
2o2bo5b2o$11bo13bo7b2o42b2o7bo13bo$25b2o58b2o$5b2o2bo92bo2b2o$4b3ob2o
92b2ob3o$8b2o92b2o2$2b2o104b2o$bobo11b2o26bo24bo26b2o11bobo$bo13bo28b
o22bo28bo13bo$2o14b3o23b3o22b3o23b3o14b2o$18bo33bo6bo33bo$48bobo10bob
o$47b4o10b4o$45b2o3b2o8b2o3b2o$45bo2b2o3b2o2b2o3b2o2bo$41b2o2b4o4b2o2b
2o4b4o2b2o$40b3o26b3o$39bob3o24b3obo$43b2o22b2o$13b2o23b2o3b2o22b2o3b
2o23b2o$12bobo22b2o3b3o22b3o3b2o22bobo$8b2o2bo24b2o3b2o24b2o3b2o24bo2b
2o$8bobob2o5b2o15bob2o32b2obo15b2o5b2obobo$10bo3bo4bo2b2o10b3ob2o32b2o
b3o10b2o2bo4bo3bo$9b2ob2o5b2ob2obo6bob6o9b2o10b2o9b6obo6bob2ob2o5b2ob
2o$7bo2bob2o7bo2b2o6b2o2bo7b2obo2bo10bo2bob2o7bo2b2o6b2o2bo7b2obo2bo$
7b2o9b6obo6bob2ob2o5b2ob2o14b2ob2o5b2ob2obo6bob6o9b2o$18b2ob3o10b2o2b
o4bo3bo16bo3bo4bo2b2o10b3ob2o$18b2obo15b2o5b2obobo12bobob2o5b2o15bob2o
$14b2o3b2o24bo2b2o12b2o2bo24b2o3b2o$13b3o3b2o22bobo20bobo22b2o3b3o$13b
2o3b2o23b2o22b2o23b2o3b2o$13b2o82b2o$14b3obo74bob3o$15b3o76b3o$15b2o78b
2o!
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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I just found a p11 blinker factory! Here's an example of it being used:

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x = 33, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
10bo9b2o$10b3o7bo$13bo7bo$12b2o6b2o$19bo$14b3ob4o$14b3o5bo$21b2o4$14b
3o$7bob2o3b3o$7b2obo2bo2bo2bob2o$13b3o3b2obo$13b3o4$19b2o$13b3o3bo5b2o
$2o11b3o4bo4bobob2obo$bo17b2o6bobob2o$bobo9b3o11b2o$2b2o7bo5bo$10bo7bo
2bo4bo$5b3o2bo7bobo5bo$10bo7bobo6bo$11bo5bo2bo5bo$21bo4bo2b2o$4b2o8bo
14bobo$2obobo7bobo2b2o11bo$ob2obobo6bo3bo12b2o$6b2o11bo$18b2o!
Here's a high clearance version:

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x = 33, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
10bo9b2o$10b3o7bo$13bo7bo$12b2o6b2o$19bo$14b3ob4o$14b3o5bo$21b2o4$14b
3o$7bob2o3b3o$7b2obo2bo2bo2bob2o$13b3o3b2obo$13b3o3$27bo$26bobo$13b3o
10bobo$2o11b3o9b2ob3o$bo29bo$bobo9b3o9b2ob3o$2b2o7bo5bo7b2obo$10bo7bo
2b2o$5b3o2bo7bobo2bo$10bo7bo2bobo$11bo5bo4bo5b2o$27bobo$4b2o8bo4b2o3b
2o3bob2o$2obobo7bobo4bo3bo2bobo2bo$ob2obobo6bo4bo3b5o2bo$6b2o11b2o2bo
4b2o$24b4o$27bo$26bo$26b2o!
It seems like the blinker has to be eaten quickly for the factory to survive.
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Re: Oscillator Discussion Thread

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completed my own p15 C hassler partial. I am terribly afraid of my discoveries getting buried in edits but will put subsequent things in this post to avoid getting rule 3a'ed.

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x = 39, y = 56, rule = B3/S23
33b2o$33bo$20b2o8b2obo$15b2o2bobo7bobob2o$15bo3bo9bobobo2bo$16b3ob4o6b
o4b2o$20bo2bo9bo$14b3ob2o11bobob4o$13bo2bob2o9b5obo2bo$13b2o2bo11b2ob
o$27b2obo$27bobo$15b2o11bo$15b2o3b3o$20bo2bo4b2o$22b2o4b2o2$17bo$16bo
bo6b6o$19bobo2bo5b2o2b2o$7b2ob2o2b2obobob4o5bobo2bo$6bobobo2bo3bo2bo7b
2o2b2o$5bo4bo3bob3obob4o5bo2b4o$4bo4bob2o5bobobo2b3o5bo3bo$4b2o4bob5o
2bo2bo4b2ob2obo2bo$7bo9b2o3b3o3bob2obobo$2b10ob4o9b3o4b2o$2bo5bo2bobo
2bo3b4obobo2b3o$3b4o2b2o2bo6bo2bobo6bo$3o5bobobo12b3o2b2o$o2bo2bo3bob
2o10bo7b3o$b2o5b2o14b3o2b3o3bo$22b2o9bobo$21bo2b5o2b2obo$22bobobo3bob
o$23bo2b5o2bo$24b2o4b3o$25bo2bo$25bob6o$23b2o2bobo3bo$22bobobo2bobobo
$22bobo2bo3b2o$23bobobo2bo$25b5ob2o$24bo4bobo$22bo2b2o2bo2bo$22b2obob
ob4o$25bo$25b2o2b4o$29bo2bo$28b2obo$26bo2bobobob2o$22b2obob2obo2b2obo
$23bob2o3bobo$23bo2bo2bo2bo$24b2o4b2o! 
i believe this is the lowest-period oscillator to use a drifty eater 3.

EDIT: unlikely p37 partial

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x = 56, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
47bo$45b3o$44bo$32b2o11bo$33bo7bo3bo$33bobo4bo$34b2o3bo5bo$38bo3bo3bo
$38bo2bobo2bobo$31b2o5bo3bo3bo$32bo6bo5bo$32bobo5bo3bo$33b2o6b3o$51b2o
$49bo2bo$48bob2o$34b2o13bo2b3o$33bo2bo8bo4b2o3bo$33bobo9bo7b2o$6b2o8b
o11bo5bo9b3o3b2obo$5bobo9bo9b4o13bo2bo2bo2bo$b2o2bo7bo13b2obo14b2o4b2o
$bobob2o10bo11bobo13bo$3bobo8bobo10b2o2b3o14bo$2b2obo9b2o10bo2b4o11bo
bobo$o2bob2o6bo16bo6b2obo4b2o2bo$2o8b4o2bo10b2o9bob3o6b2o$10b3o2b2o10b
obo8bo4bo$12bobo11bo10b2ob4o$13bob2o13bo7bobo$13b4o9bo9bobobob2o$9bo5b
o11bo8b2o3bobo$8bobo$7bo2bo$8b2o!
EDIT: p146 TL/century shuttle

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x = 57, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
38bo$37bo2bo$37bo2bo$39bo15bo$26bo26bo2bo$26bobo24bo2bo$25bobo26bo$27b
o$44bo9bo$43b3o7bo2bo$24bo18bo2bo6bo2bo$23bobo15bob5o7bo$23bobo14b2ob
4o$24bo$42bo11b2o$17bo30b2o3bobo$15b3o26b3ob3o3bo$5b2o7bo33b2o$6bo7b2o
26bo$6bobo44b2o$7b2o31b2ob4o6b2o$41bob5o$14b2o27bo2b2o$2b2o10b2o27b3o
b3o$2b2o26b3o9b3o3bobo$29bo3bo7b2o7bo$14b2o13bo3bo8bo7b2o$2bo11b2o13b
o3bo5b3o$bobo26b3o6bo$b2o15bo$16bo2bo12bo$16bo2bo11bobo$16bo14bobo$3o
29bo$b3o2$30bo$28b2o$b3o26b2o$3o26bo2$16b3o$17b3o!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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I was looking at the Traffic light hasslers page on LifeWiki and saw a fake pentadecathlon reaction which is usually the same as a traffic light push. Here's a comparison:

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x = 38, y = 35, rule = LifeHistory
13.2A$13.A5.2A$2A12.A4.A.A.2A.A$.A11.2A6.A.A.2A$.A.A17.2A$2.2A10.4D$
6.A3.2A2.4D$6.A2.3A2.D2CD2.A$6.A3.2A2.D3C2.A$14.D2CD2.A$14.4D5.2A$4.
2A8.4D5.A.A$2A.A.A6.2A11.A$A.2A.A.A4.A12.2A$6.2A5.A$12.2A3$13.2A$13.A
10.2A$2A12.A9.A5.2A$.A11.2A3.2A5.A4.A.A.2A.A$.A.A14.2A4.2A6.A.A.2A$2.
2A10.4D14.2A$6.A3.2A2.4D$6.A2.3A2.D2CD3.2A$6.A3.2A2.D3C2.3A3.2A3.A$
14.D2CD3.2A3.3A2.A$14.4D8.2A3.A$4.2A8.4D16.2A$2A.A.A6.2A4.2A14.A.A$A.
2A.A.A4.A5.2A3.2A11.A$6.2A5.A9.A12.2A$12.2A10.A$23.2A!
And it can even be done at different periods!

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x = 69, y = 48, rule = LifeHistory
5$22.2A34.2A$21.A.A2.2A26.2A2.A.A$20.A2.A.A.A26.A.A.A2.A$20.3A2.2A13.
2A13.2A2.3A$23.A.A14.2A14.A.A$20.2A.A34.A.2A$5.2D2.3D6.A2.3A34.3A2.A$
6.D4.D6.2A7.2A2.2A4.2A4.2A4.2A2.2A7.2A$6.D2.3D14.A2.A.2A4.3A2.3A4.2A.
A2.A$6.D2.D8.2A7.2A2.2A4.2A4.2A4.2A2.2A7.2A$5.3D.3D6.A2.3A34.3A2.A$
20.2A.A34.A.2A$23.A.A14.2A14.A.A$20.3A2.2A13.2A13.2A2.3A$20.A2.A.A.A
26.A.A.A2.A$21.A.A2.2A26.2A2.A.A$22.2A34.2A3$21.2A5.A24.A5.2A$21.2A4.
2A24.2A4.2A$25.2A28.2A$22.A2.3A.2A2.A14.A2.2A.3A2.A$21.3A.A2.A.3A16.
3A.A2.A.3A$20.A2.2A.3A2.A8.2A8.A2.3A.2A2.A$27.2A11.2A11.2A$25.2A4.2A
16.2A4.2A$25.A5.2A16.2A5.A$5.2D2.D.D25.2A4.2A$6.D2.D.D25.3A2.3A$6.D2.
3D25.2A4.2A$6.D4.D13.A5.2A16.2A5.A$5.3D3.D13.2A4.2A16.2A4.2A$27.2A11.
2A11.2A$20.A2.2A.3A2.A8.2A8.A2.3A.2A2.A$21.3A.A2.A.3A16.3A.A2.A.3A$
22.A2.3A.2A2.A14.A2.2A.3A2.A$25.2A28.2A$21.2A4.2A24.2A4.2A$21.2A5.A
24.A5.2A!
The page only has the p11 currently, but since this reaction isn't specific to p11, these examples could be helpful for the Traffic light hasslers page.
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p98 and p102 HF shuttles:

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x = 100, y = 43, rule = B3/S23
20b4o58b2o$20bo3bo57b2o$10b2o7bo4bo$5b2o2bo8b2obobo$5b2o2bo7bobo62b3o
$9b2o5bo2b2o56b2o2bob2o$12bo7bo2b2o52b2o2b2o$8bobobo3b2o2bo60b2o$7b2o
3bo7b2o2bo63b2o$6bo3b2o9bobo46b2o16bo$6bobobo6bobob2o47bobo13bobo$6bo
9bo4bo8bobo3b2o23b2o4bo3bo14b2o$8b2o6bo3bo8bo2bo2bo2bo22bo4bobo$9bo2b
2o3b4o7bo9bo24bo2bo2bo$9bo2b2o13b4o4bo2bo20b4obob2obo$7b2o16b2o3b4o3b
2o19bo3bobo2bob2o$25bo2bo4b4o21bo2b2ob2obo2bo18bo5bo$25bo9bo21b2obo3b
o2b3o18bobo3bobo$25bo2bo2bo2bo25bo4bo3bo18bobo3bo2bo$26b2o3bobo26b2o2b
3o3bo16b2obob2obobo$17b3o48b2o15b2o3b2o3b2o$2o14bo3bo39b2obob2o3bo14b
3obo3bo$2o13bo5bo37bobob2obob2o14b2o2bobob2ob2o$15bo5bo4b2o3bobo25bo2b
o3bobo15b3o2bo3bo2bo$15bo5bo3bo2bo2bo2bo25bobo3bobo15b3ob2obo4bob2o$16b
o3bo4bo9bo25bo5bo8b3o6bo3bobo2b2o2bo$17b3o5bo2bo4b4o38bo3bo6b2obo2bo5b
o$7b2o16b2o3b4o3b2o35bo5bo6bob2obob4o$9bo2b2o13b4o4bo2bo35bo5bo6bo2bo
2bo$9bo2b2o3b4o7bo9bo35bo5bo7bobo4bo$8b2o6bo3bo8bo2bo2bo2bo30b2o4bo3b
o5bo3bo4b2o$6bo9bo4bo8bobo3b2o30bobo5b3o5bobo$6bobobo6bobob2o45bo16b2o
$6bo3b2o9bobo43b2o$7b2o3bo7b2o2bo50b4o$8bobobo3b2o2bo53bo4bo$12bo7bo2b
2o48bobo3bo$9b2o5bo2b2o51bobo3bo$5b2o2bo7bobo52bo$5b2o2bo8b2obobo48bo
$10b2o7bo4bo47bo2bo$20bo3bo48b2o$20b4o!
EDIT:
hotdogPi wrote: August 3rd, 2026, 9:37 pm p22 R-pentomino hassler; same offset as a p28 so maybe it could be combined as a p25?

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snip
one domino needed - p5 doesn't work

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x = 38, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$19bo$18b2o3$30b2o$3b2o2bo21bo2bo$3bo2bobo20bobo2bo2bo$4bob
obo19b2obob5o$3b2obob2o11bo5bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo5bo3bobo4bo4bob2o$bobobo4b
o4bobobo3bo3bo3b2o3bo$bo3b2o3bo3bo3bobobo4bo4bobobo$2b2obo4bo4bobo3bo
5bo3bo3bo$6bo3bo5bo11b2obob2o$5obob2o19bobobo$o2bo2bobo20bobo2bo$5bo2b
o21bo2b2o$6b2o2$22b2o$22b3o$21bo2bo$21bob2obo$22b2o2bo4$24b3o$22bo2b2o
$22b3o$20b2o3b2o$19bo2b5o$19b2obobo$22bo$22b2o!
Currently on another planet.

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x = 36, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
23bobo$21bo3bo$13bo7bo$12b4o4bo4bo8b2o$11b2obobo4bo12b2o$2o8b3obo2bo3b
o3bo$2o9b2obobo6bobo$12b4o$13bo!
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Period1GliderGun wrote: October 6th, 2026, 2:44 am [...]
EDIT:
hotdogPi wrote: August 3rd, 2026, 9:37 pm p22 R-pentomino hassler; same offset as a p28 so maybe it could be combined as a p25?

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snip
one domino needed - p5 doesn't work

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x = 38, y = 37, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$19bo$18b2o3$30b2o$3b2o2bo21bo2bo$3bo2bobo20bobo2bo2bo$4bob
obo19b2obob5o$3b2obob2o11bo5bo3bo$2bo3bo3bo5bo3bobo4bo4bob2o$bobobo4b
o4bobobo3bo3bo3b2o3bo$bo3b2o3bo3bo3bobobo4bo4bobobo$2b2obo4bo4bobo3bo
5bo3bo3bo$6bo3bo5bo11b2obob2o$5obob2o19bobobo$o2bo2bobo20bobo2bo$5bo2b
o21bo2b2o$6b2o2$22b2o$22b3o$21bo2bo$21bob2obo$22b2o2bo4$24b3o$22bo2b2o
$22b3o$20b2o3b2o$19bo2b5o$19b2obobo$22bo$22b2o!
This horribly contrived method works at p5:

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x = 38, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$19bo$18b2o3$30b2o$3b2o2bo21bo2bo$3bo2bobo20bobo2bo2bo$4bob
obo19b2obob5o$3b2obob2o18bo2bo$2bo3bo2bo10b3o5b3o2b3o$bob2o2b3o5b3o2b
obo5b4o4bo$bo4b4o5bobo2b3o5b3o2b2obo$2b3o2b3o5b3o10bo2bo3bo$6bo2bo18b
2obob2o$5obob2o19bobobo$o2bo2bobo20bobo2bo$5bo2bo21bo2b2o$6b2o$26bo2b
o$23bo3b3o$22b2o2b4o$21bo2bo2b2o$21bobo$22b2o3b2o$26b4o$27b3o$26bob2o
3$22b7o$21bo2b3o2bo!
Still, it might be feasible with a custom sparker welded to the volcano.
Edit: Never mind, the top domino can't be delayed, but if it isn't delayed, it should work.
Edit 2: Is it even possible to do that though?

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Phi spark shuttles

p26

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x = 30, y = 39, rule = B3/S23
3bo22bo$3b3o18b3o$6bo16bo$5b2o16b2o2$2o6b2o10b2o6b2o$obo4bobo10bobo4bo
bo$2bo4b2o12b2o4bo$2b3o20b3o$5bo18bo$4b2o18b2o3$23bo$8bo12b2ob2o$6b4o
10bo3bo$2o3b3obo11b3o4b2o$2o3bo2bobo2b2o7bo5b2o$6b4o2bo2bo$12bo2bo$6b
4o2bo2bo$2o3bo2bobo2b2o7bo5b2o$2o3b3obo11b3o4b2o$6b4o10bo3bo$8bo12b2ob
2o$23bo3$4b2o18b2o$5bo18bo$2b3o20b3o$2bo4b2o12b2o4bo$obo4bobo10bobo4bo
bo$2o6b2o10b2o6b2o2$5b2o16b2o$6bo16bo$3b3o18b3o$3bo22bo!

p30 (edit: reduced by "eeee" on Discord, then reduced again)

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x = 41, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
bo14bo7bo14bo$obo7bo4bobo5bobo7bo4bobo$bo6b2ob2o3bo7bo6b2ob2o3bo$10bo
22bo4$10bo15bo6bo$bo6b2ob2o12bo5b2ob2o3bo$obo7bo9b2o4b2o5bo4bobo$bo17b
o2bo4bo11bo$19bo2bo$19bo2bo$20b2o2$11b2o15b2o$9b2o2b2o11b2o2b2o$9bo4bo
11bo4bo$10bo2bo13bo2bo$8bobo2bobo9bobo2bobo$8b2o4b2o9b2o4b2o!
By the way, can someone find a backend here for this p9 partial?

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x = 4, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
b2o$o2bo$o2bo$o2bo$b2o2$2bo$3bo$3bo!
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I6_I6 wrote: October 6th, 2026, 11:42 am […]
Edit: Never mind, the top domino can't be delayed, but if it isn't delayed, it should work.
Edit 2: Is it even possible to do that though?
Apparently, it is ok for it to be delayed, given that exact sparkydoodle:

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x = 12, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
7bo2bo$8b3o$4b2ob4o$3o2bo2b2o$2bo$2bo5b2o$4bo2b4o$8b3o$7bob2o!
However, this still seems like a hard thing to do, given that p5 custom sparkers aren’t known for their fallback.
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This is better:

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x = 38, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
16bo$16b3o$19bo$18b2o3$30b2o$3b2o2bo21bo2bo$3bo2bobo20bobo2bo2bo$4bob
obo19b2obob5o$3b2obob2o18bo2bo$2bo3bo2bo10b3o5b3o2b3o$bob2o2b3o5b3o2b
obo5b4o4bo$bo4b4o5bobo2b3o5b3o2b2obo$2b3o2b3o5b3o10bo2bo3bo$6bo2bo18b
2obob2o$5obob2o19bobobo$o2bo2bobo20bobo2bo$5bo2bo21bo2b2o$6b2o19bo$28b
o$23bo3b2o$22b2o3b2o$21bo2bo2b3o$21bobo3b2o$22b2o2b3o$27bo$28bo4$22b7o
$21bo2b3o2bo!

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#C [[ THEME Golly ]]
x = 27, y = 15, rule = LifeHistory
8.A$A6.A.A$3A4.BA2B.B2D$3.A4.2B.2B2DB$2.2A2.3B.6B2.3B$2.20B$4.19B$4.2B
C10BD4B$4.2B2C10BD4B$4.B2C11B2D3B$4.13B2D4B$5.12BD3B.B2A$6.13B3.BA.A$
6.3B.B3.B10.A$25.2A!
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Maybe an oscillator could be made with this? You need a constant supply of LWSS and MWSS (to delete the blocks) I know there is a better way to delete the blocks but this is just a demo of my idea. It may be discovered already but it seems pretty original.

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x = 95, y = 110, rule = B3/S23
64bo30b$65bo29b$65bo29b$65bo29b$62bo2bo29b$63b3o29b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$50bobo42b$49bo45b$49bo45b$49bo2bo42b$49b3o43b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$91b2o2b$8bo81b2ob2o$9bo81b4o$4bo4bo82b2ob$5b5o85b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$63b2o23b5o2b$62b2o24bo4bob$2b2o40b2o17b2o23bo6b$2ob2o37b2ob2o17bo24bo3bob$4o38b4o49b$b2o40b2o50b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$51b3o41b$51bo2bo40b$51bo43b$51bo43b$51bo43b$52bo42b$64b3o28b$64bo2bo27b$64bo30b$64bo30b$65bobo27b!
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parkes24 wrote: October 6th, 2026, 5:37 pm Maybe an oscillator could be made with this? You need a constant supply of LWSS and MWSS (to delete the blocks) I know there is a better way to delete the blocks but this is just a demo of my idea. It may be discovered already but it seems pretty original.

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x = 95, y = 110, rule = B3/S23
64bo30b$65bo29b$65bo29b$65bo29b$62bo2bo29b$63b3o29b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$50bobo42b$49bo45b$49bo45b$49bo2bo42b$49b3o43b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$91b2o2b$8bo81b2ob2o$9bo81b4o$4bo4bo82b2ob$5b5o85b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$63b2o23b5o2b$62b2o24bo4bob$2b2o40b2o17b2o23bo6b$2ob2o37b2ob2o17bo24bo3bob$4o38b4o49b$b2o40b2o50b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$95b$51b3o41b$51bo2bo40b$51bo43b$51bo43b$51bo43b$52bo42b$64b3o28b$64bo2bo27b$64bo30b$64bo30b$65bobo27b!
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x = 198, y = 198, rule = B3/S23
77b2o$76bo2bo$79bo2$78b2o$75bo$75bob2o$74bo$73b2ob3o$73bo3bo$71b3o3$
80bo$79bobo$79bobo$80bo2$83bobo$82bo2bo$82bo3bo$82bo2bo$83b3o2$73b2o$
73b2o2$74bo$73bobo$68b2o2bo2bo19b2o$68b2obo25bob2o$72b2o19bo2bo2b2o$
93bobo$94bo2$94b2o$94b2o8$88bo$87bobo$87bobo$88bo$76b2o$75bo2bo$74bobo
bo$74bo2bo$73bo$74bobo4b2o$81b2o8bobo$67b2o21bo$68bo21bo$68bobo19bo2bo
$69b2o19b3o2$73b2o$72bob2o$72bo3bo$73b2o2bo2$68b2o$67bo2bo2bo$68b2o4b
2o5bobo58bo$81bo58b3o24b2o$70b3o8b3o55bo26bobo$72bo38b2o16bo9b2o24b3o$
70bobo5b2o4b2o26bo14bobo35b2o20bo$80bo2bo2bo25bobo51bobo17bobo$84b2o
27b2o16b3o33bobo2b2o12bo3bo$102bo25bo2b2o11b3o21bo2bobo16bo$76bo2b2o
20b2o25bobo13b3obo20b4o18b2o$77bo3bo27b2o34bobobo20b2o19bobo$78b2obo
18bobo2b3ob2o35bo2bo38bob2obo2b2o$79b2o19bo5bo19bobo18b2o39bo4b2o2bo$
101b5o18b2o2bo53b2o$83b2o38b3o55bo2bo$83bobo15b5o37b2o12bobo4bo17b2o$
85bo14bo5bo20bobo13b2o12bo4b2o4bo$72b2o11b2o13bobo2b3ob2o5b2o9bo29b3ob
3o4b2o$73bo35b2o6bo43b2o6b2o$70b3o28b2o11b3o34b3o6b2o7bo$70bo31bo11bo
35bo17bo$76b2o5b2o65bo3bo4bob2o$76b2o5b2o60bo8bo3b2ob2o$143bobo3bo3b2o
3b2ob2o$77bo5bo7bo16b2o34b2o4b2obo6bo$77b2o3b2o7bo2b2o11b2ob2o40bo6bo$
77bobobobo6bo5bo11b4o51b2o$79bobo9bobo2b2o11b2o51b4o$79bobo9bo3b2o64bo
bo2bo$74b2obobobobob2o6b3o65b2o2bobo$75bo3bobo3bo80bobo$30b2o45b2o3b2o
84b2o$29bobo135b3o$28b3o135bobo$28b2o84b2o3b2o45b2o$29bobo80bo3bobo3bo
$30bobo2b2o74b2obobobobob2o$31bo2bobo79bobo$32b4o80bobo$33b2o32b2o45bo
bobobo$65b2ob2o44b2o3b2o$65b4o45bo5bo$45b2o19b2o$44bo2bo65b2o5b2o$20bo
bo4bo17b2o66b2o5b2o$20bo4b2o4bo51bo11bo31bo$20b3ob3o4b2o48b3o11b2o28b
3o$24b2o6b2o46bo6b2o35bo$14b3o6b2o7bo34b4o9b2o5b2ob3o2bobo13b2o11b2o$
13bo17bo21b2o16bo19bo5bo14bo$13bo3bo4bob2o27b2o5bo9b2o20b5o15bobo$17bo
3b2ob2o34bo10bo41b2o$12bo3b2o3b2ob2o35bo5b2ob3o5b2o12b5o8b3o$o2b2o4bo
3b2obo6bo25b2o8b2o5b2o2b3o4bo2bo10bo5bo7bo2bo12b2o$2o2bob2obo5bo6bo25b
o2bo6bo2bo3b3o4b2o3bo2bo6b2ob3o2bobo7bo15b2o$4bobo19b2o20bobo7bo2bo3b
2o4b3o3bo2bo6b2o16bo$5b2o18b4o20bob2o5bo2bo4b3o2b2o5b2o15b2o9bobo$7bo
16bobo2bo20b3o6b2o5b3ob2o5bo17bo22b2o$7bo3bo12b2o2bobo20b2o14bo10bo4b
2o33bobo$9bobo17bobo35b2o9bo4bobo34bo$10bo20b2o34bo17bo32bobo$30b3o24b
2o9b4o13b2o31b2o$29bobo26bo$29b2o24b3o64b2o$55bo65bobo$121bo$121bobo$
122b2o2$115bo$113b2o$118b2obo$113b5ob3o$112bob2o5bo5b2o$112b2o3b4o6bob
o$129bo$119b2o8b2o$115b2o$115b2o6bo$121b2obo$120bo$119bobo2bo$119bo2bo
$120b2o$109bo$108bobo$108bobo$109bo2$112bobo$111bo2bo$111bo3bo$111bo2b
o$112b3o2$102b2o$102b2o2$103bo$102bobo$97b2o2bo2bo19b2o$97b2obo25bob2o
$101b2o19bo2bo2b2o$122bobo$123bo2$123b2o$123b2o8$117bo$116bobo$116bobo
$117bo3$124b3o$120bo3bo$119b3ob2o$123bo$119b2obo$122bo$118b2o2$118bo$
118bo2bo$119b2o!
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