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Two guns based on reactions in which a glider modifies the output of a
p30 gun:

#N p120 2-barrelled (3-on, 1-off) gun
#C Demonstrates a kickback from a p30 gun: a glider is reflected 180
#C degrees from the gun, while suppressing one output glider.
#O Dean Hickerson, dean.hickerson@yahoo.com (12/89)
x = 39, y = 40, rule = B3/S23
3b2o21b2o$4bo21bobo$4bobo6bobo13bo$5b2o5bo2bo2b2o6bo2bo7b2o$o10b2o5bob
o8bo7b2o$3o6b2o3bo3bo3bo3bobo$3bo7b2o5b3ob2o2b2o$2b2o8bo2bo3b2o$13bobo
3$22bo$22b2o$21bobo$2b2o3b2o$3b5o$3b2ob2o$3b2ob2o$4b3o8$3bo$2b3o$b5o$o
bobobo$2o3b2o3$3bo$2bobo$2bobo$3bo$3b2o$3b2o$3b2o!

#N p60 wobble gun
#C This demonstrates a reaction in which a glider hits a p30 gun,
#C shifting one of its output gliders sideways.
#O Dean Hickerson, dean.hickerson@yahoo.com (2/90)
x = 64, y = 42, rule = B3/S23
42bo$41bobo$31b2o7bob2o$30bobo6b2ob2o10b2o$29bo6b3obob2o10b2o$20b2o7bo
2bo2bo2bo2bobo$20b2o7bo6b2o4bo$30bobo$31b2o4$41bo$42b2o$41b2o3$51bo$
52b2o$51b2o$30b3o$32bo$31bo5$23b2o31bo$22bobo12b2o18b2o$24bo11b2o18b2o
$13bo24bo$12b4o$2o9b2obobo6bobo$2o8b3obo2bo3bo3bo26bo$11b2obobo4bo23b
2obo3b4o$12b4o4bo4bo13b2o2b2obobo4b4o$13bo7bo16bobo2b2obob2o3bo2bo$21b
o3bo11b3o8b2o3b4o$23bobo10b3o8b2o3b4o4b2o$37b3o12bo7bobo$38bobo21bo$
39b2o21b2o!