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#N Caber tosser
#C Population in generation t is asymptotic to  5 log(t)/log(2).
#C More specifically, for  n>=0,  the population in gen  960*2^n
#C is  5n + 376.
#C A glider bounces back and forth between a Cordership and a fixed
#C reflector; the round trip time doubles with each trip.  Whenever
#C the glider hits the fixed reflector, an extra glider is created;
#C these gliders eventually dominate the population.
#O Dean Hickerson, dean.hickerson@yahoo.com  5/1/91 (improved 9/2/94)
x = 145, y = 114, rule = B3/S23
31bo$32bob2obobo$26b3o3b4o3bo$32bo2b2ob2o$31bo$29b3o$29b3o17b2o$49bo3$
14bo$14bo$14bo$17b2o$17b2o38b2o$12bo3b3o38bo$13b3o$14bo$13b2o$13b3o$
15bo8bo$13bo8b2ob2o$15bo9b2o7bo30b2o$13b3o6b3o10b2o28bo$24bo3bo5b2o$
23bo3bo$5bo18b3obo$6bob2obobo12b2o$3o3b4o3bo11bobo$6bo2b2ob2o12bo26b2o
2bo$5bo19b2o29bobo$3b3o20bo28bo$3b3o21bo$57b2o2$58b2o$57bo$55b2ob2o$
58b2o$43bo12bo$43bo$45bo5bo$44bo6bobo$43bo3bo2bo$3b2o39bo2bobob2o$3bo
45bob2o7$11b2o$11bo2$27b2o2bo$30bobo$29bo2$31b2o$19b2o$19bo12b2o$31bo$
29b2ob2o$32b2o$30bo3$27b2o$27bo14$122bo$121bobo$121b2obo7b2o$121b2ob2o
6bobo$121b2obob3o6bo$111b2o8bobo2bo2bo2bo2bo8bo$110bobo9bo4b2o6bo7b2o$
110bo21bobo$109b2o21b2o6$93b2o15bo$94bo15bo$110bo2$81bo22b2o$81bobo20b
o$70b2o12b2o9b2o5bobo20bobo$70bo13b2o9bo6b2o19bo3bo$84b2o6b2o17b2o10bo
12b2o$81bobo7b3o17bo2bo7bo14bo$81bo10b2o21bo7bo$95bo19bo7bo3bo$95b2o
18bo9bobo$104b2o5bo2bo$103bobo5b2o$103bo$102b2o!