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Posted on April 18, 2018October 12, 2024 by Tess

Building a form II

Selected parts of the process (described in more detail here) at 4x speed! And the printed tree:

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RESPECT YOUR DEVICES AS THEY RESPECT YOU. Petting

RESPECT YOUR DEVICES AS THEY RESPECT YOU.

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