amling wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2020, 1:02 am
Ugh, I'll dump the details of my long and horrible journey later...
We've of course wanted this hive wall thing for quite some time and I've had a
number of irons in the fire, but one of the weirder ones finally turned up
something. I've been running wrapping searches for "periodic" ceilings. By
this I mean the top of the pattern is perpendicular stripes, the left and right
sides are either wrapped to each other or each has its own symmetry (even or
odd), and the search proceeds downward.
Full results ("ends") here correspond to periodic bubble ceilings, many, many
of which are known. Looped results ("cycles", where the search reenters a
state) correspond to repeatable ship sections of some sort, most of the
smallest of which a human would judge as puffers or wick stretchers instead.
This particular time I was searching for 4c/6 results but restricting heavily
the number of cells per search row that were not paired up (as 2c/3). This
type of trick seems to reduce the search space greatly, but frequently still
finds interesting full-period stuff.
Both types of results frequently involve complex connections on both left and
right sides and thus are difficult to clean up for use in more standalone
contexts, but occasionally things come up with almost no connections to
neighbors (especially just a thin, well-known connection at the "ceiling"), or
few connections to neighbors that seem like they might be solvable.
I'll post more later on the various results from this, but when I ran 8 width
even/even symmetry the following two showed up:
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x = 64, y = 96, rule = B3/S23
64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o$o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b
2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6bo$3b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o$2bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo
4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo$3b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o$3o2b6o
2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b3o$b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b6o$2bo2bo4bo
2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo$o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o
6bo2$bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$3o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b
6o2b6o2b6o2b6o2b3o$2bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo$b
2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o$o2b2o2b
2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2bo$2bo2bo4bo2bo
4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo$2b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o4b3o6b3o$
2bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo$b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b
3o2b3o8b3o$bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo$b3obo4bob3o2b3obo4bob3o2b3obo4b
ob3o2b3obo4bob3o2$4bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo$5bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo
$3bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo$3bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2b
o2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo6bo2bo2bo2bo$4b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o8b3o2b3o$2bo3bo2b
o3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo$2b4o4b4o4b4o4b4o4b4o4b4o4b4o
4b4o$bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$3bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8b
o6bo8bo$o3b2ob2ob2o3b2o3b2ob2ob2o3b2o3b2ob2ob2o3b2o3b2ob2ob2o3bo$3b2ob
4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o6b2ob4ob2o$bobobo4bobobo2bobobo4bobobo2bobobo
4bobobo2bobobo4bobobo$2obobo4bobob4obobo4bobob4obobo4bobob4obobo4bobob
2o$3bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo$2obobob2obobob4obobob2obob
ob4obobob2obobob4obobob2obobob2o$3bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo4b
obo$3bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo$3b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o
6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o$bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$2ob3o
4b3ob4ob3o4b3ob4ob3o4b3ob4ob3o4b3ob2o$3b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o
$2b2ob2o2b2ob2o4b2ob2o2b2ob2o4b2ob2o2b2ob2o4b2ob2o2b2ob2o$5bob2obo10bo
b2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo$3bo3b2o3bo6bo3b2o3bo6bo3b2o3bo6bo3b2o3bo$bo5b
2o5bo2bo5b2o5bo2bo5b2o5bo2bo5b2o5bo$bo2bobo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bobo2bo2bo
2bobo2bobo2bo2bo2bobo2bobo2bo$ob2o8b2ob2ob2o8b2ob2ob2o8b2ob2ob2o8b2obo
$bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo$bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo
3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo$2o4bo2bo4b4o4bo2bo4b4o4bo2bo4b4o4bo2bo4b2o
$b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o$b2obob4obob2o
2b2obob4obob2o2b2obob4obob2o2b2obob4obob2o$3bobob2obobo6bobob2obobo6bo
bob2obobo6bobob2obobo2$2bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo$2bo4b
2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo$4bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo$5b6o10b6o
10b6o10b6o$5bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o$3bo8bo6bo8bo6b
o8bo6bo8bo$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o2$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o$3bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo
$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o2$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o$3bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo$4b8o8b8o
8b8o8b8o2$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o$3bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo6bo8bo$4b8o8b8o8b8o8b8o!
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x = 64, y = 82, rule = B3/S23
64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o2$64o$7b2o
14b2o14b2o14b2o$b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o$5bo4bo10bo4bo10bo4bo
10bo4bo$3b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o6b2o$3bobo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo4bob
o6bobo4bobo$5bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo10bob2obo$2b2o3b2o3b2o4b2o3b2o3b
2o4b2o3b2o3b2o4b2o3b2o3b2o$bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo2bo12bo$bo4bo2bo4bo2bo
4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8b
o2bo$b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o$o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b
2o2bo8bo2bo$b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o6b4o$o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4bo4b2o4bo4b
o4b2o4bo4bo4bo$b5o4b5o2b5o4b5o2b5o4b5o2b5o4b5o$o3b8o3b2o3b8o3b2o3b8o3b
2o3b8o3bo$bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo2bo4bo$obo3bo2bo3bo
b2obo3bo2bo3bob2obo3bo2bo3bob2obo3bo2bo3bobo$b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b
2o2b2o10b2o$o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2bo$2bobo6bobo4bobo6b
obo4bobo6bobo4bobo6bobo$b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob2o2b2obo6bob
2o$bo2b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo$b2o2bo4bo2b
2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o$b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b
2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o$bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo2bobo8bobo
$bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo2bo3bo4bo3bo$bo2b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o
4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo2bo2b2o4b2o2bo$b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o2b2o3bo
2bo3b2o2b2o3bo2bo3b2o$4ob2o2b2ob8ob2o2b2ob8ob2o2b2ob8ob2o2b2ob4o$o2bo
3b2o3bo2b2o2bo3b2o3bo2b2o2bo3b2o3bo2b2o2bo3b2o3bo2bo$3b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o
6b4o2b4o6b4o2b4o$4bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo$2bobobo2bobo
bo4bobobo2bobobo4bobobo2bobobo4bobobo2bobobo$ob3o2b2o2b3ob2ob3o2b2o2b
3ob2ob3o2b2o2b3ob2ob3o2b2o2b3obo$o4b2o2b2o4b2o4b2o2b2o4b2o4b2o2b2o4b2o
4b2o2b2o4bo$2bobo2b2o2bobo4bobo2b2o2bobo4bobo2b2o2bobo4bobo2b2o2bobo$o
bo2b2o2b2o2bob2obo2b2o2b2o2bob2obo2b2o2b2o2bob2obo2b2o2b2o2bobo$3b2o2b
2o2b2o6b2o2b2o2b2o6b2o2b2o2b2o6b2o2b2o2b2o$b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o
2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o$o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o
2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2b2o2bo$2bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b
2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo$2b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o$
5b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$4bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo
2b2o2bo$5b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$2b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b
3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o$2bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b
2o2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo$5b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o
10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$2b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o$2b
o2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo8bo2b
2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo$5b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o10b2o2b2o$2b3o2b2o
2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o4b3o2b2o2b3o$2bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo
4bo2b2o2b2o2bo4bo2b2o2b2o2bo$4bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo8bo2b2o2bo!
The first would be incredible as a result (a hive-delimited wick!), but the
connections seemed truly impossible. I picked at the rows right above where it
starts the hive wall but couldn't make anything of it. The second is maybe
slightly less impossible to solve, but I also got nowhere.
I gave up and went on to width 9, but the searches were bogging down quite
badly and I was running a very rough line between wasting time on duplicate
intermediate states reached from different paths and filling memory trying to
dedupe them. Unbelievably, this dropped out of width 9 even/even somewhere in
the middle of the struggle:
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x = 72, y = 87, rule = B3/S23
72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o2$72o$8b2o16b2o
16b2o16b2o$6o6b12o6b12o6b12o6b6o$3b2obo4bob2o6b2obo4bob2o6b2obo4bob2o
6b2obo4bob2o$2bo3bob2obo3bo4bo3bob2obo3bo4bo3bob2obo3bo4bo3bob2obo3bo$
3bo2bob2obo2bo6bo2bob2obo2bo6bo2bob2obo2bo6bo2bob2obo2bo$bo2bo8bo2bo2b
o2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo8bo2bo$5b8o10b8o10b8o10b8o$b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o
2b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o$bo3b8o3bo2bo3b8o3bo2bo3b8o3bo2bo3b8o3bo$b4o8b4o2b4o8b
4o2b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o$5b8o10b8o10b8o10b8o$b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o2b4o8b4o
$o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4bo$3b2o8b2o6b2o8b2o6b2o
8b2o6b2o8b2o$5bo6bo10bo6bo10bo6bo10bo6bo$4bob2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo8bob
2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo$3bo2b2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o
2b2o2bo$2b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o$bo3bobo2bobo3bo2bo3bobo2bobo
3bo2bo3bobo2bobo3bo2bo3bobo2bobo3bo$b5obo2bob5o2b5obo2bob5o2b5obo2bob
5o2b5obo2bob5o$3o2bobo2bobo2b6o2bobo2bobo2b6o2bobo2bobo2b6o2bobo2bobo
2b3o$4b2ob4ob2o8b2ob4ob2o8b2ob4ob2o8b2ob4ob2o$2bo2bo6bo2bo4bo2bo6bo2bo
4bo2bo6bo2bo4bo2bo6bo2bo$ob6o2b6ob2ob6o2b6ob2ob6o2b6ob2ob6o2b6obo$5bo
6bo10bo6bo10bo6bo10bo6bo2$2b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o$4bo8bo8bo8b
o8bo8bo8bo8bo$2b2obo6bob2o4b2obo6bob2o4b2obo6bob2o4b2obo6bob2o$5b2o4b
2o10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o$2b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o$2b
2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o$bo14bo2bo14bo2b
o14bo2bo14bo$bo4bo4bo4bo2bo4bo4bo4bo2bo4bo4bo4bo2bo4bo4bo4bo2$b2obobo
4bobob2o2b2obobo4bobob2o2b2obobo4bobob2o2b2obobo4bobob2o$4bob2o2b2obo
8bob2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo$2b3o2bo2bo2b3o4b3o2bo2bo2b3o4b3o
2bo2bo2b3o4b3o2bo2bo2b3o$bo4b6o4bo2bo4b6o4bo2bo4b6o4bo2bo4b6o4bo$b4o2b
o2bo2b4o2b4o2bo2bo2b4o2b4o2bo2bo2b4o2b4o2bo2bo2b4o$2o3b2o4b2o3b4o3b2o
4b2o3b4o3b2o4b2o3b4o3b2o4b2o3b2o$2ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob4ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob4ob2o
2bo2bo2b2ob4ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob2o$b2o2b3o2b3o2b2o2b2o2b3o2b3o2b2o2b2o2b3o
2b3o2b2o2b2o2b3o2b3o2b2o$4bo3b2o3bo8bo3b2o3bo8bo3b2o3bo8bo3b2o3bo$5b8o
10b8o10b8o10b8o$2b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o4b3o8b3o$2bo2b2o4b2o2bo4bo2b2o
4b2o2bo4bo2b2o4b2o2bo4bo2b2o4b2o2bo$4bo8bo8bo8bo8bo8bo8bo8bo$5b2o4b2o
10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o4b2o$2b3o2b4o2b3o4b3o2b4o2b3o4b3o2b4o2b3o4b3o2b
4o2b3o$2bo2b3o2b3o2bo4bo2b3o2b3o2bo4bo2b3o2b3o2bo4bo2b3o2b3o2bo$4bo2bo
2bo2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo$5bobo2bobo10bobo2bobo10bobo
2bobo10bobo2bobo$2b2obob4obob2o4b2obob4obob2o4b2obob4obob2o4b2obob4obo
b2o$bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo$2b14o4b14o4b14o4b14o2$2b14o4b14o4b14o
4b14o$bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo$2b14o4b14o4b14o4b14o2$2b14o4b14o4b
14o4b14o$bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo2bo14bo$2b14o4b14o4b14o4b14o!
The south-most connection is extremely thin and the trunk above that seemed
like it might be reachable by a normal 2c/3 even symmetry search.
Unfortunately I still don't have much at all in the way of sparks to clean up
the back connection (even fairly basic sparks could do it, I think), but I got
an already-known 4c/6 blinker fuse to do it:
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x = 46, y = 77, rule = B3/S23
35o2$35o$39bo$35o4bo$39bo$35o$39bo$35o4bo$8b2o16b2o11bo$6o6b12o6b5o$3b
2obo4bob2o6b2obo4bob2o2bo3bo$2bo3bob2obo3bo4bo3bob2obo3bo5bo$3bo2bob2o
bo2bo6bo2bob2obo2bo6bo$bo2bo8bo2bo2bo2bo8bo2bo$5b8o10b8o8bo$b4o8b4o2b
4o8b4o4bo$bo3b8o3bo2bo3b8o3bo4bo$b4o8b4o2b4o8b5o$5b8o10b8o4bo3bo$b4o8b
4o2b4o8b5o3bo$o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o4b2o8bo$3b2o8b2o6b2o8b2o$5bo6bo10bo6bo
8bo$4bob2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo7bo$3bo2b2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o2b2o2bo6bo$2b3o8b
3o4b3o8b3o$bo3bobo2bobo3bo2bo3bobo2bobo3bo4bo$b5obo2bob5o2b5obo2bob5o
4bo$3o2bobo2bobo2b6o2bobo2bobo2b2o4bo$4b2ob4ob2o8b2ob4ob2o3bo$2bo2bo6b
o2bo4bo2bo6bo2bobo3bo$ob6o2b6ob2ob6o2b6o5bo$5bo6bo10bo6bo8bo2$2b3o8b3o
4b3o8b3o5bo$4bo8bo8bo8bo7bo$2b2obo6bob2o4b2obo6bob2o5bo$5b2o4b2o10b2o
4b2o$2b2o10b2o4b2o10b2o5bo$2b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o4b2ob2o5bo$bo14bo2bo
14bo4bo$bo4bo4bo4bo2bo4bo4bo4bo$39bo$b2obobo4bobob2o2b2obobo4bobob2o4b
o$4bob2o2b2obo8bob2o2b2obo7bo$2b3o2bo2bo2b3o4b3o2bo2bo2b3o$bo4b6o4bo2b
o4b6o4bo4bo$b4o2bo2bo2b4o2b4o2bo2bo2b4o3bobo$2o3b2o4b2o3b4o3b2o4b2o3b
2ob2ob2o$2ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob4ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob2ob2ob3o$b2o2b3o2b3o2b2o2b2o
2b3o2b3o2b2ob2o3b2o$4bo3b2o3bo8bo3b2o3bo5b3o2bo$5b8o10b8o7b4o$2b3o8b3o
4b3o8b3o6bo$2bo2b2o4b2o2bo4bo2b2o4b2o2bo$4bo8bo8bo8bo$5b2o4b2o10b2o4b
2o$2b3o2b4o2b3o4b3o2b4o2b3o$2bo2b3o2b3o2bo4bo2b3o2b3o2bo$4bo2bo2bo2bo
8bo2bo2bo2bo$5bobo2bobo10bobo2bobo$2b2obob4obob2o4b2obob4obob2o$bo14bo
2bo14bo$2b14o4b14o2$2b14o4b14o$bo14bo2bo14bo$2b14o4b14o2$4b2o2b2o2b2o
8b2o2b2o2b2o$4b2o2b2o2b2o8b2o2b2o2b2o!
I had already made a very high horizontal clearance blinker puffer but it ran
into stuff vertically (this collision not shown):
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x = 32, y = 109, rule = B3/S23
15bo$15b17o$14bo$13b19o$12bo$12b20o$11bo$10b22o$9bo$9b23o$8bo$7b2o2b
21o$6b3o$7bo4b20o$7b2ob2o$10b22o$15b2o3b2o3b2o3b2o$12bo5bo4bo4bo$12bo
5bo4bo4bo2$16b2ob2o$16b2ob2o3$16b2ob2o$15b2o3b2o$14bo2bobo2bo$14bo2b3o
2bo$13b2obobo$14bobo4bo$13b2obobobo$17bob2o$15bo$13b2o5b3o$16bo3b3o$
14bobobobo$13bo3b2o$12b6obo$11bo7bo$11b5o$10bo7bo$9b5o3bo$8b2o4bo$7bo
2bo2b2o$7bo2b3o2bo$10bo2b4o$7b2obobo4bo$10bobob4o$10bobo5bo$10bobo2b5o
$9b2obobo2b2o$12bobo3b2o$12bo3bo$10bobobo$11bo$14bo$10b2o$10bo2b2o$9bo
bo$8b6o$7bo3bo$7b3o$6bo3bo$5b3o$4bo3b3o$4b3o$3bo4bo$2b5o$bo5b2o$b5o2b
2o$o6b3o$4b2o2bo$b2o5bo$5bo3bo$5bo4bo$7bo3bo$5b3o3bo$5bobobo2bo$5bobob
2o$4b2obobob2o$7bobo$7bobo$5bobob2o$6b2obo$5bobob2o$4b2obo$4b2obo$7bo$
7b2o2$7b2o$9bo$8b2o$7bo2bo$6b6o$5bo5b2o$5b3o2bo2bo$4bo3bo4bo$4bo2b2obo
$3b2obo2b4o$4bo2bo2bo$3bo3b3o$2b2o$b2o5bo$bobo4bo$2b2o$b2o$b2o$2o!
It was easy to sketch several wick entrances to that tail and thus "postpone"
the problem northwards until the center could be solved:
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x = 72, y = 92, rule = B3/S23
3bobobobobo$2b2obobob2o$3bobobobobo$2obobobobob2o$2obobobobob2o$3bobob
obo$3bobobobo$bobobobobo$2b2obobobobo$bobobobobob2o$2obobobobo$2obobob
obob2o$3bobobobo56bobo$3bobobob2o55bobobo$3bobobobo56bob2o$bobobobobob
2o53bobobo$2obobobobob2o53bobob2o$3bobobobo56bobob2o$2obobobobo36bobob
obo13bobo$3bobobobobo32bobobob2o12bobobo$2b2obobob2o34b2obobobo12b2obo
$3bobobobobo32bobobobob2o10bobobobo$2obobobobob2o30b2obobobob2o9b2obob
ob2o$2obobobobob2o30b2obobobo12b2obobo$3bobobobo36bobobo15bobob2o$3bob
obobo36bobobo15bobo$bobobobobo36bobobobo13bob2o$2b2obobobobo32bobobobo
b2o10bobobo$bobobobobob2o30b2obobobo12b2obobob2o$2obobobobo36bobobob2o
12bobob2o$2obobobobob2o30b2obobobo12b2obobo$3bobobobo36bobob2o14bobo$
3bobobob2o34b2obobo14b2obobo$2bo2bobobo36bobobob2o12bob2o$3bobobobob2o
30b2obobobob2o9b2obobobo$5bobobob2o30b2obobobo12b2obobob2o$4bo2bobo36b
obobo15bobob2o$7bobo36bobobobo13bobo$6b2obobo32bobobo15bobobo$7bob2o
34b2obob2o13b2o2bo$6b2obobo32bobobo15bobobo$9bob2o30b2obo16b2obo$9bob
2o30b2obo16b2obo$9bo36bo19bo$8b2o36b2o18b2o2$8b2o36b2o18b2o$7bo40bo$7b
2o38b2o$6bo2bo36bo2bo$5b6o34b6o$4b2o5bo32bo5b2o$3bo2bo2b3o32b3o2bo2bo$
3bo4bo3bo30bo3bo4bo$6bob2o2bo30bo2b2obo$4b4o2bob2o7b3o8b3o7b2obo2b4o$
6bo2bo2bo10bo8bo10bo2bo2bo$7b3o3bo7b2obo6bob2o7bo3b3o$13b2o9b2o4b2o9b
2o$8bo5b2o5b2o10b2o5b2o5bo$8bo4bobo5b2ob2o4b2ob2o5bobo4bo$13b2o5bo14bo
5b2o$14b2o4bo4bo4bo4bo4b2o$14b2o24b2o$15b2o3b2obobo4bobob2o3b2o$23bob
2o2b2obo$21b3o2bo2bo2b3o$15bo4bo4b6o4bo4bo$14bobo3b4o2bo2bo2b4o3bobo$
13b2ob2ob2o3b2o4b2o3b2ob2ob2o$12b3ob2ob2ob2o2bo2bo2b2ob2ob2ob3o$12b2o
3b2ob2o2b3o2b3o2b2ob2o3b2o$12bo2b3o5bo3b2o3bo5b3o2bo$13b4o7b8o7b4o$14b
o6b3o8b3o6bo$21bo2b2o4b2o2bo$23bo8bo$24b2o4b2o$21b3o2b4o2b3o$21bo2b3o
2b3o2bo$23bo2bo2bo2bo$24bobo2bobo$21b2obob4obob2o$20bo14bo$21b14o2$21b
14o$20bo14bo$21b14o2$23b2o2b2o2b2o$23b2o2b2o2b2o!
Finally, I found simple enough fronts for one of the wicks and the center
column and it was just a matter of glueing them all together. Space is
limited, but there are many, many little components known at this point to
maneuver with.
The only remaining issue for the quarter space clearer was fixing the stripes
phase since the ceiling and wick phases were off, but fortunately I already had
found stuff for that, so it could be done, if largely and sloppily.