Oscillator Discussion Thread

[Sokwe]

Here are short, wide variants of Scorbie's p6 sparker using alternate p3 supports:

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x = 67, y = 14, rule = B3/S23
6b2o31b2o$4bo4bo27bo4bo3b2o$46bo11bo$3bo6bo25bo6bo4bo3bo2bo2b3o$b3ob2o
bob3o21b3ob2obob5obo2b4o5bo$o3bo3bo4bob2o16bo3bo3bo5bob3o4b4o2bo$obob
2o2b3o2bobo17bobob2o2b5obo5b2o3bo4bo$b2obo2bo3b3o2b3o15b2obo2bo6b2ob2o
b2o5b2obo$4b6o4bobo2bo17b6obo4bob4obob4obob2o$b3o7bob2obo2bo14b3o7bo4b
obob2o3bo3b2obo$bo2b2obo3bobo2b3o15bo2bo2bo6b3o12bo2bo$4bob2o3bo2b2o
19b2o2bobob4obob2o2b3o2bo3b2o$9bobobo2bo23bo17b2o$8b2ob2o2b2o!

The first was useful in reducing the p24 gun. I doubt the second will have much use, if any.

[Bullet51]

P13:

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x = 26, y = 17, rule = B3S23
6.A12.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$A2.A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$3.A.A14.A.A$
2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$.2A.4A10.4A.2A$7.A10.A$.2A.4A10.4A.
2A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$3.A.A14.A.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$A2.
A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$6.A12.A!

[praosylen]

P13:

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x = 26, y = 17, rule = B3S23
6.A12.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$A2.A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$3.A.A14.A.A$
2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$.2A.4A10.4A.2A$7.A10.A$.2A.4A10.4A.
2A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$3.A.A14.A.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$A2.
A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$6.A12.A!

Monomerized:

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x = 21, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o2b5o$o2bo5bo$2b2o2b3o10b2o$3bobo13bo$2bo2b2o9b2obo$2bobo2bo10bo$
b2ob2ob2o5bo$8bo4bo$b2ob2ob2o5bobo$2bobo2bo$2bo2b2o$3bobo$2b2o2b3o$o2b
o5bo$2o2b5o$6bo!

[Sokwe]

P13:

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x = 26, y = 17, rule = B3S23
6.A12.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$A2.A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$3.A.A14.A.A$
2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$.2A.4A10.4A.2A$7.A10.A$.2A.4A10.4A.
2A$2.A.A2.A10.A2.A.A$2.A2.2A12.2A2.A$3.A.A14.A.A$2.2A2.3A8.3A2.2A$A2.
A5.A6.A5.A2.A$2A2.5A8.5A2.2A$6.A12.A!

Monomerized:

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x = 21, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o2b5o$o2bo5bo$2b2o2b3o10b2o$3bobo13bo$2bo2b2o9b2obo$2bobo2bo10bo$
b2ob2ob2o5bo$8bo4bo$b2ob2ob2o5bobo$2bobo2bo$2bo2b2o$3bobo$2b2o2b3o$o2b
o5bo$2o2b5o$6bo!

Wowee! This p13 is quite sparky. I wonder what we can do with it.

Was it found with dr?

Edit: It can support the bi-block hassling reaction to create a p26 oscillator:

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x = 38, y = 25, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o2b5o$o2bo5bo$2b2o2b3o10b2o$3bobo13bo$2bo2b2o9b2obo$2bobo2bo10bo$
b2ob2ob2o5bo$8bo4bo17bo$b2ob2ob2o5bobo12b5o2b2o$2bobo2bo20bo5bo2bo$2bo
2b2o10b2o9b4o2b2o$3bobo11b2o10bo2bobo$2b2o2b3o20b4o2bo$o2bo5bo7b2o9b2o
3bobo$2o2b5o8b2o4bo3bo2bob2ob2o$6bo16bo3bo2bo$23bo3bo2bob2ob2o$19b2o7b
2o3bobo$18bobo8b4o2bo$18bo10bo2bobo$17b2o9b4o2b2o$28bo5bo2bo$29b5o2b2o
$31bo!

[praosylen]

Another variation and a near-miss:

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x = 33, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
26bo$24b5o2b2o$23bo5bo2bo$6bo17b3o2b2o$2o2b5o18bobo$o2bo5bo16b2o2bo$2b
2o2b3o16bo2bobo$3bobo10bobo5b2ob2ob2o$2bo2b2o12bo4bo$2bobo2bo10bo5b2ob
2ob2o$b2ob2ob2o5bo10bo2bobo$8bo4bo12b2o2bo$b2ob2ob2o5bobo10bobo$2bobo
2bo16b3o2b2o$2bo2b2o16bo5bo2bo$3bobo18b5o2b2o$2b2o2b3o17bo$o2bo5bo$2o
2b5o$6bo!

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x = 26, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o2b5o$o2bo5bo$2b2o2b3o$3bobo8bo$2bo2b2o5bo3bo4bo2b2o$2bobo2bo3bo
5bo2bobo2bo$b2ob3o11bo2b2obo$8bo9bo4bo$b2ob3o11bo2b2o$2bobo2bo3bo5bo3b
o$2bo2b2o5bo3bo6bo$3bobo8bo7b2o$2b2o2b3o$o2bo5bo$2o2b5o$6bo!
#C [[ STOP 13 ]]

EDIT: Finished the near-miss:

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x = 24, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$2o2b5o$o2bo5bo$2b2o2bobo13b2o$3bobobo14bo$2bo2b2o13bobo$2bobo2bo
12b2o$b2ob4o3bo2bobo$11bo2bo2bo$b2ob4o3bo2bobo$2bobo2bo$2bo2b2o$3bobob
o$2b2o2bobo$o2bo5bo$2o2b5o$6bo!

EDIT 2: Another dimer:

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x = 40, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo26bo$2o2b5o22b5o2b2o$o2bo5bo20bo5bo2bo$2b2o2bobo22bobo2b2o$3bobobo
24bobobo$2bo2b2o26b2o2bo$2bobo2bo24bo2bobo$b2ob4o3bo2bobo6bobo2bo3b4ob
2o$11bo2bo2bo4bo2bo2bo$b2ob4o3bo2bobo6bobo2bo3b4ob2o$2bobo2bo24bo2bobo
$2bo2b2o26b2o2bo$3bobobo24bobobo$2b2o2bobo22bobo2b2o$o2bo5bo20bo5bo2bo
$2o2b5o22b5o2b2o$6bo26bo!

EDIT 3: Two more:

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x = 40, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
33bo$6bo24b5o2b2o$2o2b5o21bo5bo2bo$o2bo5bo21b3o2b2o$2b2o2b3o25bobo$3bo
bo25b2obo2bo$2bo2bob2o22b2o2bobo$2bobo2b2o14b6o3b4ob2o$b2ob4o3b6o6bob
4o$11b4obo6b6o3b4ob2o$b2ob4o3b6o14b2o2bobo$2bobo2b2o22b2obo2bo$2bo2bob
2o25bobo$3bobo25b3o2b2o$2b2o2b3o21bo5bo2bo$o2bo5bo21b5o2b2o$2o2b5o24bo
$6bo4$33bo$31b5o2b2o$6bo23bo5bo2bo$2o2b5o22b3o2b2o$o2bo5bo24bobo$2b2o
2b3o22b2obo2bo$3bobo25b2o2bobo$2bo2bob2o14b6o3b4ob2o$2bobo2b2o14bob4o$
b2ob4o3b6o6b6o3b4ob2o$11b4obo14b2o2bobo$b2ob4o3b6o14b2obo2bo$2bobo2b2o
25bobo$2bo2bob2o22b3o2b2o$3bobo24bo5bo2bo$2b2o2b3o22b5o2b2o$o2bo5bo23b
o$2o2b5o$6bo!

That may be all the low-hanging fruit, though.

[Sokwe]

Another variation

Finished the near-miss

Another dimer

Two more

These are great! Is it too much to hope that we can get a p26 reflector?

Here is a stator minimization (with respect to both bounding box and population):

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x = 17, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
3bo$3b3o$6bo$5bo$5bo3bo2$7bobo$8bo4$2bo11bo$bobo3b3o3bobo$bobo2b2ob2o
2bobo$2obobo5bobob2o$bo2b2obobob2o2bo$bo4b2ob2o4bo$2b3o7b3o$4bob2ob2ob
o$5bobobobo!

[Scorbie]

Wow, amazing. Kudos to Bullet51 and AforAwesome!

[wildmyron]

Nice p13 oscillators, Bullet51 and A for Awesome.

Here is a p5 version of the edge-shooting reflector (does that reaction have a name?) Repeat time: 40gen. Brought to you by the "Bigger is Better Oscillator Factory". (Truth be told I did cut the rotor down slightly from the first solution, and the stator is not excessively big, but both can probably be reduced.)

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x = 65, y = 30, rule = LifeHistory
28.2A4.A24.2B$28.A2.A.A.A11.A9.6B$30.3A2.A5.2A3.A.A8.7B$35.2A4.A4.BA
2B6.9B$3.2A13.2A6.A5.3A3.2A.A5.2B8.8B$3.A14.A5.3A2.A.A3.3A.A.2A4.3B7.
8B$2A.A15.3A.A3.3A.A.A3.A.A.A5.4B5.8B$A2.2A16.A.A.2A3.A.A.3A.4AB2.2B
2A2B4.9B$.2A2.B2A3.AB8.2B3ABA2BA.A.B.A2B2.BA2.2B2A2B2.4B2A3B$3.2A2B.B
.B3AB7.B.A.A.5A5B.2A2B2.11BA2BA2B$3.A2.ABA3B.3A.2AB2ABAB2AB.2A.A4B4A
16B2A2B$4.A.A2B2AB.B.2ABABA2BA.A3.2A2BA.5BA2BA.2B3A10B$.3A.A.A.A.A2B
2A2B2.2B.A.A3.B2ABAB.2BA2.AB.5BA12B$A3.2A.A.A.A5.5A.A.2A.A.A3.A2BA.2A
4.3BA5B.B4.2A$.2A3.A.2A2.5A5.A4.2A.A.2A3.A.A4.10B6.A$3.2A.A3.A.A2.A2.
2A2.A.2A5.A2.3A2.A3.10B8.3A$3.A.2A3.2A5.2A.A.A.A8.A2.A.A3.4B.5B11.A$
21.A2.A7.2A3.A3.4B2.B.2B$22.2A16.4B3.5B$39.4B4.5B$38.4B4.2ABAB2A$37.
3AB3.3A.ABA.3A$39.A3.A3.5B3.A$38.A4.A.3A.A.4A$44.A3.3A$46.A.A.A.2A.A$
45.2A.ABA.A.2A$46.A.A2.A$46.A2.2A$45.2A!

There are numerous options for the secondary part of the reaction, I just chose the first reasonably small one that worked.

As mentioned previously, p4 looks to be pretty much impossible without some really fancy multiple interaction reaction. And as mentioned on the Unsure Discoveries thread p8 looks to be beyond reach. I haven't tried p7.

[praosylen]

Here is a p5 version of the edge-shooting reflector (does that reaction have a name?) Repeat time: 40gen. Brought to you by the "Bigger is Better Oscillator Factory". (Truth be told I did cut the rotor down slightly from the first solution, and the stator is not excessively big, but both can probably be reduced.)

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rle

Nice! A couple small stator reductions:

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x = 64, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
37bo2b2o5bo$37b4obo3bobo$2b2o31b2o5bo4bo$3bo14b2o6bo3bo3bo3b2obo$2bo
15bo5b3o2bobobob3obob2o$2b2o15b3obo3b3obobo3bobobo$2o2bo16bobob2o3bobo
b3ob4o5b2o$bobo2b2o3bo11b3obo2bobo3bo5bo4b2o8b2o$o2b2o6b3o10bobob5o6b
2o15bo2bo$b2o3bobo4b3ob2ob2obob2o2b2obo4b4o16b2o$3b2obo2b2o4b2obobo2bo
bo3b2o2bo6bo2bo3b3o$3bobobobobo2b2o7bobo4b2obo4bo2bo7bo$4b2obobobo5b5o
bob2obobo3bo2bob2o7bo11b2o$6bob2o2b5o5bobo2b2obob2o3bobo20bo$6bo3bobo
5b2o2bo2bo5bo2b3o2bo21b3o$5b2o3b2o3b3obo3b2o8bo2bobo24bo$15bo16b2o3bo
3$46b2obob2o$37b3o4b3obobob3o$39bo3bo11bo$38bo4bob3obob4o$44bo3b3o$46b
obobob2obo$45b2obobobob2o$46bobo2bo$46bo2b2o$45b2o!

[Sokwe]

Finished the near-miss

It's really quite astounding that you pulled this additional TL hassler out of the aether. The spark here is a bit stronger, so it can be used to activate the block+pond reaction for another nice p26:

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x = 32, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
20bobobobo$19bob2ob2obo$17b3o7b3o$16bo4b2ob2o4bo$16bo2b2obobob2o2bo$
15b2obobobobobobob2o$16bobobo5bobobo$16bobo2bo3bo2bobo$17bo4b3o4bo5$
22b3o$12b2o$12b2o7bo3bo$21bo3bo$3bo$3b3o6b2o4b2o2bo3bo$6bo4bo2bo2bo2bo
5bo$5bo5bo2bo2bo2bo4bo$5bo3bo2b2o4b2o6b3o$28bo$6bo3bo$6bo3bo7b2o$18b2o
$7b3o5$2bo4b3o4bo$bobo2bo3bo2bobo$bobobo5bobobo$2obobobobobobob2o$bo2b
2obobob2o2bo$bo4b2ob2o4bo$2b3o7b3o$4bob2ob2obo$5bobobobo!

The stronger spark also allows a p13 bumper. That's generally not very useful, but it does give the first p39 oscillator with no period-3 cells:

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x = 59, y = 59, rule = B3/S23
32bobobobo$31bob2ob2obo$29b3o7b3o$28bo4b2ob2o4bo$28bo2b2obobob2o2bo$
27b2obobo5bobob2o$28bobobob3obobobo$28bob4o3b4obo$29b2o2bo3bo2b2o$34b
3o3$22bo$22b3o$25bo8b3o$5bo18b2o9bo$3b5o$2bo5bo20bo$2bo2b4o12b2o5bobo$
b2obo2bo13bo6bo2bo5b2o$o3b4o11bobo7b2o6bo$bobo3b2o10b2o17b3o$2ob2obo2b
o4bo12b2o11bo4b2o$6bo2bo4b2o10bobo16bo$2ob2obo2bo4bo13bo14bobo$bobo3b
2o34b2o$o3b4o27bo$b2obo2bo11bo16bo16bo$2bo2b4o9bobo13b3o2b2o10b5o$2bo
5bo8bo2bo17bo2bo8bo5bo$3b5o10b2o2b3o13bobo9b4o2bo$5bo16bo16bo11bo2bob
2o$23bo27b4o3bo$14b2o34b2o3bobo$13bobo14bo13bo4bo2bob2ob2o$13bo16bobo
10b2o4bo2bo$12b2o4bo11b2o12bo4bo2bob2ob2o$18b3o17b2o10b2o3bobo$21bo6b
2o7bobo11b4o3bo$20b2o5bo2bo6bo13bo2bob2o$28bobo5b2o12b4o2bo$29bo20bo5b
o$51b5o$23bo9b2o18bo$22b3o8bo$34b3o$36bo3$22b3o$17b2o2bo3bo2b2o$16bob
4o3b4obo$16bobobob3obobobo$15b2obobo5bobob2o$16bo2b2obobob2o2bo$16bo4b
2ob2o4bo$17b3o7b3o$19bob2ob2obo$20bobobobo!

[Scorbie]

It's really quite astounding that you pulled this additional TL hassler out of the aether.

Seconded.

The stronger spark also allows a p13 bumper. That's generally not very useful, but it does give the first p39 oscillator with no period-3 cells:

Doesn't that give you a "stable" p26 reflector you wanted?
Edit: Oops, forgot. Thanks Bullet51!

And in other news, here's a p4 diagonal sparker, slightly more obtrusive but smaller.
Edit: Reduction of the osc...

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x = 15, y = 17, rule = B3/S23
6bo$3bo2b2o2b2o$6bo4bo$8b3o$3b3o2bo2b3o$bob3ob3obo2bo$obo4bo3bo2bo$obo
2b3obob3o$b2obobo3bo$4bobo4bo$b3o3bo2b2o$o3b2obo$obo2bo2b4o$b3o2bobo2b
o$4b2o3b2o$3bo2b3o$3b2o3bo!

Edit: Tag: p4 dot sparker with diangonal clearance

[Bullet51]

Wow, amazing. Kudos to Bullet51 and AforAwesome!

Nice p13 oscillators, Bullet51 and A for Awesome.

Thanks!

Was it found with dr?

Yes.

Doesn't that give you a "stable" p26 reflector you wanted?

Possibly not, because the repeat time of a bumper is longer than 26 ticks.

[Scorbie]

Sorry for the multiple posts.
Here's a slight reduction to the p4 thumb. More attempts are encouraged:

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x = 11, y = 19, rule = B3/S23
6bo$7bo$3b2o3bo$3b4obo$7bob2o$3bo3bo2bo$b2o3b2obo$bo3bo3b2o$bo4bobo$2b
2ob2obo$2bo3bob2o$3b2obobo$b2o3b2o2bo$bobo3bob2o$o3b4o$b3o4b3o$4b4o2bo
$3bo3bo$3b2o!

I wonder if they're useful for anything or merely of historical value...

[Hdjensofjfnen]

Probably known p3 based on the p4 cloverleaf:

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x = 12, y = 10, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$2b2o2bo$bo2bobo$bob2ob2ob2o$2o5bobobo$2bobobo4bo$2o4bob3o$bob2ob
obo$bo2bob2o$2b2o!

EDIT: Stator reduction after screwing around with the original:

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
2b2o$bo2bobo$bob2ob3o$2o7bo$3bob2ob2o$2o4bobo$bob2obobo$bo2bob2o$2b2o
!

[praosylen]

Probably known p3 based on the p4 cloverleaf:

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rle

EDIT: Stator reduction after screwing around with the original:

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rle

These are stator variants of mini pressure cooker.

Another variation of the p13 with a slightly different spark:

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x = 22, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$5bo11bo$3b5o10bo$2bo5bo6b4o$2bo2bobo7bo$b2obobo11b3o$o3b2o12bo2b
o$bobo2bo13b2o$2ob4o3bo2bobo$10bo2bo2bo$2ob4o3bo2bobo$bobo2bo$o3b2o$b
2obobo$2bo2bobo$2bo5bo$3b5o$5bo!

EDIT: Ship hassler:

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x = 34, y = 34, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$5bo11bo$3b5o10bo$2bo5bo6b4o$2bo2bobo7bo$b2obobo11b3o$o3b2o12bo2b
o$bobo2bo13b2o$2ob4o3bo2bobo$10bo2bo2bo$2ob4o3bo2bobo3bo$bobo2bo12bo$o
3b2o12bo7b2o$b2obobo12bo6bobo$2bo2bobo12bob2o4bo$2bo5bo12bo5b2ob2obo$
3b5o22bob2o$5bo18bo5bo$23bobo3b2o2$23b3o3$23b3o2$18bo11bo$17bobo9bobo$
17bo2bob2ob2obo2bo$16b2obobobobobobob2o$17bo2b2obobob2o2bo$17bo4b2ob2o
4bo$18b3o7b3o$20bob2ob2obo$21bobobobo!

EDIT 2: Nothing special, just a couple new (as of 2014, at least) billiard tables (and one p5 non-billiard table):

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x = 114, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
6bo7bo43bobo45bobobo2$4bobo5bobo41bo49bo2$6bo7bo41bobobo45bobo2$6bo7bo
41bo5bo47bo2$4bobobo3bobobo41bobo45bobo14$13b2o$8b2o3bo45b2o$8bo5bo45b
o51bo$10bo2b2o43bo51b3o$6b4obo42b2obob4o46bo$6bo2bob4o38bobobobo3bo46b
o$4b2o8bo38b2o2bo2b4o45bo$4bo7b2o3b2o38bo2bo46bo$b2obo8bobo2bo34b4o5b
2o41b4o3b2o$bo2b2o4b3o2b2o35bo7bobo2bo38bo8bo$3bo5bobo3bo34bo2b2o5b2o
2b2o38bo2b6o$4b2o3b2ob3o2bo32b2obob2ob2o43b2obo$5bobobobo3b3o35bobo3bo
44bobo2b2o$2obobob2o2bo2bo38bobob2o41bobo3bobobo$ob2ob2o4bobobo38b2obo
41bobo4bob2o$8b3obobo44bo39bo6bo$9bo2bo45b2o38b2o4bobo$7bo3b2o91b2o$7b
2o4$55bo3b2o$54bobo2bobo$55bobobo2bob2o$52bo4bobob2obo$51bobo5bobo2bo$
52bo8bobo$53b2o4b2ob2obobo$64bob2o$51b5obo6bo$51bo5bo5b2o$52bob3o$53b
2o2bo$56b2o2bo$53b3o2b3o$53bo3bo$58bo$57b2o!

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p11 r24 8x8 ......1B .....1@. ....0@@B ....@1.. ..0@.A.. .1@1A.3. 1@@..3.. B.B.....	new2019
p6 r20 8x8 ......1. ....1@@. ....A@0B ....A2.. .1AA.... .@@2.... 1@0..... ..B.....	new2019
p6 r36 9x9 .....1B.. ...1A00.. .A.@00.0B B@@0..001 100...0A. 1....0@1. ....0@... ....0@A.. ...11B...	new2019
p5 r22 10x10 ........2. .......0A1 ......A1.. .....AA.1. .....2...3 ...A2..... ..AA...... .01....... 2A.1...... .1..3.....	new2019

[praosylen]

A couple more dr2 finds, including a p15:

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x = 60, y = 38, rule = B3/S23
2bo7bobobo29bobobo2$obo7bo33bo3bo2$2bo7bobo33bo2$2bo11bo29bo3bo2$obobo
5bobo31bobobo9$14b2o40bo$14bo40bobo$15bo39bo2bo$12b4o33b2o3b2o3bo$12bo
3b2o31b2o2bo2b3o$15bo2bo34b3o$14b2ob2o30b4o3bo$13bobobo31bo3bob2o$11bo
2bo2bo33b2o$12bobobo35bob2obo$9bo2bobobobo23b2ob2o7bob2o$4b2o4b2o2bo2b
2o23b2obo7bo$4bo3bo5bo30bobo4bo$b2obo2bob5o31bob2o2bo$bob2ob3o34b2obo
3bo$5bo4b2o30bobo3b2o$5bob3o2bo27b3obobobo$6b2o3b2o26bo3bob2o2bo$40bo
2bo4b2o$41bobo$42bo!

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p15 r44 11x11 ......1B... .......001. .......001A ......@0@00 .....0@01AB ....0.1A... 1..@@1..... B0000A..... .00@1...... .110A...... ..A0B......	new2019
p8 r44 12x12 ..........1. ..........AA ..........A. .....A2...1A .....@@1.A1. ...A@.@A1A.. ...2@@..00.. ....1A...1B. .....10...1. ....AA01.... 1AA11..B1... .A.A........	new2019

EDIT: Another p8:

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x = 22, y = 22, rule = B3/S23
17b2o$16bo2bo$17b3o$14b3o$14bo3b2o$16b2obo$12b4obo$12bo5bo$15b2obo$14b
o4b2o$14bo2b2o2bo$13b2o3bo2bo$6b2o6bobo2b2o$6bo4bo2bob2obo$3b2obo2b5o
2bo2bo$3bo2bobo7bo2b2o$bobobo2bo3b4o$obo2b2o3bo2bo$obobo2b2ob2o$b2ob2o
3bo2b4o$9bo2bo2bo$10b2o!

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p8 r28 11x11 ........3.. .......1.1B .......A.A. .......@@0B ......AA.1. ......2.... ....A2..... .1A@A...... 3..@....... .1A01...... .B.B.......	new2019

[Scorbie]

Here's a smaller p5 volcano that could reduce the p20 gun.

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x = 25, y = 26, rule = B3/S23
12bo$10bo3bo3$11bobo$3b2o2b4obob4o2b2o$3bo2bo3b5o3bo2bo$2obob2o11b2obo
b2o$bobo3b3o2bo2b3o3bobo$bob2o2b2obobobob2o2b2obo$2obo2bo3bobobo3bo2bo
b2o$3bobo5bobo5bobo$3bo5bobobobo5bo$bobobobo2b2ob2o2bobobobo$ob2ob2o
11b2ob2obo$o5bo11bo5bo$b2ob3o3b2ob2o3b3ob2o$2bobo2bo3bobo3bo2bobo$2bob
o3bobo3bobo3bobo$b2obo6b3o6bob2o$o2b2ob2o9b2ob2o2bo$bo3bo3b7o3bo3bo$2b
2o2b4o2bo2b4o2b2o$4b2o13b2o$4bo2bo9bo2bo$6b2o9b2o!

I'm still running similar searches, but nothing better has come out yet. I'll post the jdf file so others interested may try for a reduction:

p5vol.txt

(18.68 KiB) Downloaded 312 times

Open it with JLS. (No need to rename it)

[BlinkerSpawn]

EDIT 2: Nothing special, just a couple new (as of 2014, at least) billiard tables (and one p5 non-billiard table):

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x = 114, y = 61, rule = B3/S23
6bo7bo43bobo45bobobo2$4bobo5bobo41bo49bo2$6bo7bo41bobobo45bobo2$6bo7bo
41bo5bo47bo2$4bobobo3bobobo41bobo45bobo14$13b2o$8b2o3bo45b2o$8bo5bo45b
o51bo$10bo2b2o43bo51b3o$6b4obo42b2obob4o46bo$6bo2bob4o38bobobobo3bo46b
o$4b2o8bo38b2o2bo2b4o45bo$4bo7b2o3b2o38bo2bo46bo$b2obo8bobo2bo34b4o5b
2o41b4o3b2o$bo2b2o4b3o2b2o35bo7bobo2bo38bo8bo$3bo5bobo3bo34bo2b2o5b2o
2b2o38bo2b6o$4b2o3b2ob3o2bo32b2obob2ob2o43b2obo$5bobobobo3b3o35bobo3bo
44bobo2b2o$2obobob2o2bo2bo38bobob2o41bobo3bobobo$ob2ob2o4bobobo38b2obo
41bobo4bob2o$8b3obobo44bo39bo6bo$9bo2bo45b2o38b2o4bobo$7bo3b2o91b2o$7b
2o4$55bo3b2o$54bobo2bobo$55bobobo2bob2o$52bo4bobob2obo$51bobo5bobo2bo$
52bo8bobo$53b2o4b2ob2obobo$64bob2o$51b5obo6bo$51bo5bo5b2o$52bob3o$53b
2o2bo$56b2o2bo$53b3o2b3o$53bo3bo$58bo$57b2o!

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x = 38, y = 16, rule = B3/S23
4b2o3b2obo17b2o$4bo4bob2o13b2o2bo$5b3obo3b2o11bobobo$7bob4o2bo12bobob
2o$2o10bobo8b2o5bobobo$obo7b2o2b2o7bo8bobo$2bo8bobo10b2o4b2ob2ob2o$2b
2o4b3o2bo21bobo$7bobo3b2o7b5obo6bo$4o3b2ob3o9bo5bo5b2o$o2bobobobo2bo
12b3o$bobob2o2bo15bo2bo$2ob2o4b2o15b3o2bo$2bo3b3o20b3o$2bob2o2bo19bo$
3bobo22b2o!

[Gustone]

This is 17columnheavyweightvolcano.rle

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x = 16, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
5bo$3b5o$2bo5bo$2bob2o2bo$b2obobob3obo$6bo4b2o$4bobob2o$3b2obobob5o$b
2o3bo5bo2bo$b2obo2b4o3b2o$2o2b3o4bo$3o6bobo$3o6bobo$2o2b3o4bo$b2obo2b
4o3b2o$b2o3bo5bo2bo$3b2obobob5o$4bobob2o$6bo4b2o$b2obobob3obo$2bob2o2b
o$2bo5bo$3b5o$5bo!

And this is how it might look like

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x = 16, y = 20, rule = B3/S23
bo8b2o$obob2o4bo$b2obobo5bo$6bo4b2o$4bobob2o$3b2obobob5o$b2o3bo5bo2bo$
b2obo2b4o3b2o$2o2b3o4bo$3o6bobo$3o6bobo$2o2b3o4bo$b2obo2b4o3b2o$b2o3bo
5bo2bo$3b2obobob5o$4bobob2o$6bo4b2o$b2obobo5bo$obob2o5bo$bo9b2o!

Or if the clearance is needed

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x = 16, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
5bo$3b3o$2bo7b2o$2bob2o4bo$b2obobo5bo$6bo4b2o$4bobob2o$3b2obobob5o$b2o
3bo5bo2bo$b2obo2b4o3b2o$2o2b3o4bo$3o6bobo$3o6bobo$2o2b3o4bo$b2obo2b4o
3b2o$b2o3bo5bo2bo$3b2obobob5o$4bobob2o$6bo4b2o$b2obobo5bo$2bob2o5bo$2b
o8b2o$3b3o$5bo!

[Scorbie]

Cross-posting the p4 t-noses going lower and lower:

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x = 28, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
7bo$7bo$6b3o3bo4bo$10b3o2bo2bo$4bo6bo3bo2bo$3bo2bob3o5bo$b3obob2o3b2o$
o4bobo2b4o$2o3b2o2b2ob2o13$9bo3bo7bo$3bo4bobo2b3o5b3o$3bo4bobo5bo7bo$
2b3obobo2b5o3b3o2bo$5b2o2bobo6bobobob2o$5b2ob2o2bob5o2b2obo2bo$2ob2o5b
o4bo3bo4bob2o$2ob2o5bo2bo3b2o5bo$11b2o4bo5b2o8$12b2ob2o$8b2obobobo2bo$
8bob2obobob2o$12b2obo$9b2obob2o$3bo4bobobo$3bo4bo5b2o$2b3obob2ob2o2bo$
5b2o2bo2b2obob2o$5b2ob2o5bob2o$2ob2o5bo3bo$2ob2o5b2obo!

And the snake-like reaction for the p4, I have something to say...

Edit: And the reduction of the p28 in jslife.
This is optimized by bounding box.
Place 4 of the v-shaped catalyst to optimize by population.

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x = 67, y = 57, rule = B3/S23
20b2o12b2obob2ob2o$20bo2b2o10bob2obobobo$21b2o8b2o2bo4bobo2bo$26bo3bo
2bobob5ob2o$21b2o4bo6bobo5bo2b3o$22bobobo3bobobo2b2o2bo2bo2bo$20bo3bob
o7b2ob2o2bo2bo$20b4o3bob2o3b2o6b2o$24b4ob2o$22b2o6bo$21bobob4o$21bobob
o2b2o$19b2obobob4obo$20bob3obo3b3o$20bobo4bo$21b2o5bo$28b2obo$6b2o$6bo
bo$3b2obob3o$3bobob2o2bo21b3o28b2o$5bo5b2o20b3o25b2o2bo$5bob2o2bo2b2o
17bobo25b2obo$6bo7b2o2bobo39bo3b2o$18b2obo33b3ob5o2bo$18bo37bobo4bobo$
18bo2bo17b3o11bo4b2ob2o2b2o$3b2o10bobobo20b2o9bo3bo2bobobobo$2bobo2bo
5bo3bo7b3o11b3o7bo3bo5bo2bobo$2bobobobo2bo3bo9b2o20bobobo10b2o$2o2b2ob
2o4bo11b3o17bo2bo$bobo4bobo37bo$o2b5ob3o33bob2o$b2o3bo39bobo2b2o7bo$2b
ob2o25bobo17b2o2bo2b2obo$bo2b2o25b3o20b2o5bo$b2o28b3o21bo2b2obobo$56b
3obob2o$58bobo$59b2o$35bob2o$38bo5b2o$39bo4bobo$34b3o3bob3obo$35bob4ob
obob2o$37b2o2bobobo$38b4obobo$36bo6b2o$36b2ob4o$23b2o6b2o3b2obo3b4o$
22bo2bo2b2ob2o7bobo3bo$19bo2bo2bo2b2o2bobobo3bobobo$19b3o2bo5bobo6bo4b
2o$22b2ob5obobo2bo3bo$21bo2bobo4bo2b2o8b2o$22bobobob2obo10b2o2bo$23b2o
b2obob2o12b2o!

Edit: Tag: p4 dot sparker with diagonal clearance

[Scorbie]

A brief report about p4 "rattlesnake"s and block destroying components. (Not sure what to call them...)

This p4 pattern is stabilized by an snake, just like a rattlesnake.

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x = 12, y = 15, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$5bo$6bo$5b2o2$2o2bo4bo$o3b2ob2obo$bo2bobo$2bobobo$3b2o2b3o$4bo6bo
$2bobobob4o$bobob2obo$bobo5b3o$2b2o7bo!

This "component" doesn't seem too important, so just read it casually.
Worth mentioning is that it briefly appears as part of the p5 eater inside the p5 bouncer.
Here are some variants that have max clearance on one side. (Numbers denote the width of the oscillator.)

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x = 33, y = 87, rule = B3/S23
bo4bo14bo4bobobo2$bo4bo14bo8bo2$bo4bo14bo4bobobo2$bo4bo14bo4bo2$bo4bo
14bo4bobobo12$b2o18b2o$bo19bo$2bo19bo$b2o18b2o2$bobobo15bobobo$4obo14b
4obo$3bobo2bo14bobo2bo$2bo3bobo13bo3bobo$3bo19bo$obobobo13bobobobo$b2o
3bo14b2o3bo$2b3obob2o12b3ob3o$bo3bo3bo11bo3bo3bo$ob2obob4o9bob2obo$bo
2bobo3bo9bo2bobobo$2bobo4bo11bobobo2b2obo$b2ob2o2bo11b2obo2b3o2bo$o2bo
bobo15bo2bo2b2o$bobo2b3o11b2o2bobo$2o2bo3bo11bob2o2bob3o$2bo3b2o16b2ob
o3bo$2bob2obobo14bo2bo2b2o$b2o2bo2b2o15b2o$4b2o$4bob4o$b2o3bo2bo$o2b3o
$bobo$2bo11$21b2o$22bo$21bo$21b2o2$24bo3bo$21bo2b5o$21b2obobo$24bob2o$
29b2o$23b4o4bo$23bo3b5o$27b2o$22b2o3bo2b2o$22b2o5bo2bo$30b3o$29bo$28b
2ob2o$28b2o2bo$29bo$27bo2bo$27bob2o$24bo2bobo2bo$24b4obob2o$28bobo$24b
2o2bobo$24b2o3bo!

(Edited a minor stator reduction)
It can destroy a block and support it. Which makes some sort of tug-of-war.

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x = 12, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
o7b2o$3o5bobo$3bob2obobo$4obobobo$o6bo$3b2o2b2o$2b2obobo$2b2obobob2o$b
3o2b2o3bo$8bob2o2$5b2o$5b2o2$2o2bo4bo$o3b2ob2obo$bo2bobo$2bobobo$3b2o
2b3o$4bo6bo$2bobobob4o$bobob2obo$bobo5b3o$2b2o7bo!

Block tug-of-war
These snake oscillators can remove blocks. They can also support a block being removed.
Combining these two makes a kind of tug-of-war.
I'm pretty sure snake-support <=> block restoration.
But to destroy a block, there are many options.
Here's one using a component I used to reduce the diagonal sparker before.

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x = 12, y = 24, rule = B3/S23
o7b2o$3o5bobo$3bob2obobo$4obobobo$o6bo$3b2o2b2o$2b2obobo$2b2obobob2o$b
3o2b2o3bo$8bob2o2$5b2o$5b2o2$4bo$3b3o$2bo$2bo$b3obo$o2bobo$3o3bo$3b3o$
2bo$2b2o!

Finally, there are oscillators that are stable with or without the snake. Here's an amusing (but not valuable) example.

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x = 64, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
29b2o20b2o2b2o$30bo21bo2bo$29bo21bo4bo$29b2o20b2o2b2o$55bo$10b2o20b2o
20b2o$9b5o17b5o17b5o$5b3obo3b3o11b3obo3b3o11b3obo3b3o$3bobo3bob3o2bo8b
obo3bob3o2bo8bobo3bob3o2bo$3b3o10bo8b3o10bo8b3o10bo$2obo2b2ob5o2bob2o
2b2obo2b2ob5o2bob2o2b2obo2b2ob5o2bob2o$bo2b2o3b2o2b3o2bo4bo2b2o3b2o2b
3o2bo4bo2b2o3b2o2b3o2bo$bo5b2o3bo5bo4bo5b2o3bo5bo4bo5b2o3bo5bo$2b5o2b
2o2b5o6b5o2b2o2b5o6b5o2b2o2b5o$4bo2b3ob2o2bo10bo2b3ob2o2bo10bo2b3ob2o
2bo$7bo4bo16bo4bo16bo4bo$5bobo4bobo12bobo4bobo12bobo4bobo$5b2o6b2o12b
2o6b2o12b2o6b2o!

These are not necessarily durable oscillators.

Edit: The p3 snake-assisted oscillator doesn't have a particular use, but it allows this interesting reaction stolen from the p5 bouncer. It can't eat anything, sadly.

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x = 51, y = 18, rule = B3/S23
30bo9bo$30b3o7b3o$33bo9bo$4b2o8b2o16b2o8b2o$5bo9bo17b2o8b2o$4bo9bo19b
2o8b2o$4b2o8b2o18b2o8b2o2$6bo9bo19bo9bo$4b2obo6b2obo16b2obo6b2obo$2bo
2bob2o4bobob2o13bo2bob2o4bobob2o$bob2ob3o3bobob3o12bob2ob3o3bobob3o$bo
bo2bo6bo2bo14bobo2bo6bo2bo$2obobo8b3obo11b2obobo8b3obo$o2b4obo9bo11bo
2b4obo9bo$2bo5bo5b2o16bo5bo5b2o$3b5o5bo2bobobo12b5o5bo2bobobo$5bo8b2o
3b2o14bo8b2o3b2o!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

It can also be stabilized with dock, aircraft, eater:

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x = 64, y = 21, rule = B3/S23
$8b2o$8b2o$32bo19b2o3b2o$8b4o18b3o20bo2bobo$7bo4bo16bo21bo4bo$7b2o2b2o
16b2o20b2o2b2o2$9bo21bo21bo$6bob2o3bo14bob2o3bo14bob2o3bo$4b3o2bo5bo
10b3o2bo5bo10b3o2bo5bo$3bo4bobob2o2bo8bo4bobob2o2bo8bo4bobob2o2bo$3bob
o2b2o5b2o8bobo2b2o5b2o8bobo2b2o5b2o$2obo2bob2ob3o2bob2o2b2obo2bob2ob3o
2bob2o2b2obo2bob2ob3o2bob2o$bo2b2o8b2o2bo4bo2b2o8b2o2bo4bo2b2o8b2o2bo$
bo5b2o2b2o5bo4bo5b2o2b2o5bo4bo5b2o2b2o5bo$2b5o3bo2b5o6b5o3bo2b5o6b5o3b
o2b5o$4bo2bobob2o2bo10bo2bobob2o2bo10bo2bobob2o2bo$7bo4bo16bo4bo16bo4b
o$5bobo4bobo12bobo4bobo12bobo4bobo$5b2o6b2o12b2o6b2o12b2o6b2o!

[Entity Valkyrie 2]

Wick:

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x = 88, y = 88, rule = B3/S23:T96,96
85b3o$84bo2bo$84bo$84b2o9$73b3o$72bo2bo$72bo$72b2o9$61b3o$60bo2bo$60bo
$60b2o9$49b3o$48bo2bo$48bo$48b2o9$37b3o$36bo2bo$36bo$36b2o9$25b3o$24bo
2bo$24bo$24b2o9$13b3o$12bo2bo$12bo$12b2o9$b3o$o2bo$o$2o!

[praosylen]

A couple new oscs, including two related small-ish p7s (a couple uninteresting low-period ones included for completeness):

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x = 88, y = 49, rule = B3/S23
3bobobo17bobobo23bo3bo18bobobo2$3bo3bo21bo23bo3bo22bo2$3bobobo19bo25bo
bobo18bobobo2$3bo3bo17bo31bo22bo2$3bobobo17bo31bo18bobobo7$51b2o5b2o$
52bo5bo17bo5bo$5bo19b2o3b2o18bo9bo14bobo3bobo$bob5obo15b2o3b2o17bob4ob
4obo11b3o2bobo2b3o$b2o5b2o39bo4bobo4bo10bo3bobobobo3bo$4b3o43bobo5bobo
10bobobo7bobobo$b3obob3o14bo7bo15bobo9bobo9bo2bob2ob2obo2bo$o9bo12bob
2o3b2obo12b3obobo5bobob3o8b2o4bo4b2o$2o7b2o13bobobobobo12bo3bobob5obob
o3bo9b3o3b3o$2bo5bo13bobobo3bobobo11bo2bobo7bobo2bo10bo2b3o2bo$2obo3bo
b2o10bob2obo3bob2obo11bobobob2ob2obobobo13bo2bo$o2bobobo2bo10bo5b3o5bo
10b2obo2b3ob3o2bob2o13b2o$bobo3bobo10b2o13b2o12bo11bo$2obo3bob2o16b2ob
o18b2o9b2o$4b3o20bob2o2$4b2obo$4bob2o$82b2o2bo$83b4o$78bo2bo$78b4ob2o$
85bo$25b2o3b2o48b2obobo$25b2o3b2o42b2o3bo3bob2o$75bo2bo2bobo$75bobo3bo
bo$24bo7bo41b2obob2o2bob2o$23bob2o3b2obo38bo10bob2o$24bobobobobo39b2ob
ob6o$22bobobo3bobobo38bobo$21bob2obobobob2obo37bo2b3o2b2o$21bo5bobo5bo
36b2o4bo2b2o$20b2o6bo6b2o!

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p4 r37 8x9 ..1...1.. 1AA...AA1 .2AA.AA2. ..0...0.. ..A@@@A.. ..10001.. .1100011. 2@.....@2	new2019
p3 r18 9x9 .......2A ........1 ......A1A ......1.. .....2A.. ....2.... ..A1A.... 2.1...... A1A......	new2019
p3 r17 3x11 ...2A.A2... 1A..1.1..A1 .A0A.3.A0A.	new2019
p8 r26 7x7 ...12A. ..A0@02 ..1@@.. C000... ..1@@.. ..A0@02 ...12A.	new2019
p7 r36 7x11 .....1..... ....202.... ..21A.A12.. 1A@@@.@@@A1 .0@.....@0. ..00...00.. .1BB1.1BB1.	new2019
p2 r20 9x10 ......1... ....1A.A.. ..1A....1. .A......A. 1........1 .A......A. ..1A....1. ....1A.A.. ......1...	new2019

[Scorbie]

A couple new oscs, including two related small-ish p7s (a couple uninteresting low-period ones included for completeness):

Nice discoveries Maybe we could make something out of that p7 weak grin spark.

Here's a minor reduction of wildmyron's p5 version of the reflector.

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x = 49, y = 29, rule = B3/S23
22bo2b2o5bo$22b4obo3bobo$20b2o5bo4bo$15bo3bo3b2obo$5b2ob2obo2bobobob3o
bob2o$b2obobobob5obobo3bobobo$2bobo3bo6bobob3ob4o5b2o$bo2bo2b4o2bobobo
3bo5bo4b2o8b2o$o3b2obo3bob5o6b2o15bo2bo$4o3bo3bo2b2obo4b4o16b2o$4b4o6b
2o2bo6bo2bo3b3o$2bo2bo3bo5b2obo4bo2bo7bo$2b2o3bobobobobo3bo2bob2o7bo
11b2o$6b2o2bob2obob2o3bobo20bo$5bo2bobo5bo2b3o2bo21b3o$5b2o2b2o7bo2bob
o24bo$17b2o3bo3$31b2obob2o$22b3o4b3obobob3o$24bo3bo11bo$23bo4bob3obob
4o$29bo3b3o$31bobobob2obo$30b2obobobob2o$31bobo2bo$31bo2b2o$30b2o!