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A Bosch-triptych in ASCII. The apex of the ribosome inquiry
The plate
Fig. 170 across, 92 down.
The grid itself
✦ ✦ . ✦. ✦. ✦✦ ✦ .. . .. . . ✦
✦ ✦ . .✦ ✦ ✦. . ✦.. . .✦✦✦ . ✦ ✦
. ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . . ☄ . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ .
. ✦ . _____ . . ✦ ,MMM8&&&. . ✦ ___ . . ☄ . . ✦ . . ✦ . .
☄ . ╔═╝ ? ╚╗ _..MMMMM88&&&._ ╔═╝ ◐ ╚╗ . /+++\ . ✦ . . ..✦
. ╔╝ ? │ ?╚╗ .'''MMMMM88&&&&''. ╔╝ ◡ ? ╚╗ /xXxXx\ the orrery ✦✦
✦ ╔╝┌──┼──┐╚╗ :: MMMMM88&&&& ::╔╝┌─?─┐╚╗ \ no /\ / turns . .
. ╚╧╧══╬══╧╧╝ ''MMMMM88&&&'' . ╚╧═══╧╝ . \/\/\/ . ✦ . ☄ . . ✦ .
✦ . past . │ . ✦ 'MMM8&&&' . │ . future . ✦ . FOREVER . . . ✦
___ . ╭──┴──╮ . _____ . ╭──┴──╮ . _____ . ╭──┴──╮ . .xXx no✦. .
.(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@). ☄ .
/ \ / \ / \ .--*--. / \ / \ .--*--. / \ / \ / \ . ✦.
( o ) ( o ) ( o`/(@@@@@)\'( o ) ( o`/(@@@@@)\'( o ) ( o ) ( o ) . .
\_/ \_/ \_/ |(@SPRL@)|\_/ \_/ |(@SPRL@)|\_/ \_/ \_/ ✦ .✦
═o═══o═══o═══o══\(@@@@@)/══o═══o══\(@@@@@)/══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o .
✦ . o . galaxy `--*--' gear . o . `--*--' . o . star-on-wire o . . ✦
. o . ✦ . o . . ✦ o . ✦ . o . . ✦ . o . ☄ .
. | . . ✦ | . ☄ . | . . ✦ . | . ✦ . . | . ..
✦ .o. . ✦ . .o. . . ✦ .o. . ✦ . .o. . . ✦ . .o. . ✦ .
the lightcone opens around the burning now-axis ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ .
✦ \\\\\\\ \\\\\\ \\\\ \\\ | /// //// ////// /////// //// . .
. \\\\\\\ \\\\\ \\\\ \\\| /// //// ////// ////// ///// ✦ . ✦
✦ ════\\\\\\\__\\\\\\__\\\\__\\\|///__////__//////__//////__/////═══
. ─past─┤├──┤├──┤├──┤├──┤├ [ NOW ] ┤├──┤├──┤├──┤├──┤├──future→ ✦ .
════//////__//////__////__///|\\\__\\\\__\\\\\\__\\\\\\__\\\\\\═══
✦ ////// ////// //// /// |\\\ \\\\ \\\\\\ \\\\\\\ \\\\ . .
. ///// ///// the descending cone \\\\\ \\\\\\ \\\\ ✦ .
═══════════════> one ════> way ════════> arrow ════>>>>>>>>>>> .
. nothing comes back ✦ . the worldline-thread spun taut & tight . .
o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o. .
. ✦ the great pendulum-blade swings ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . tick...
. ☄ . . ✦ . .-""-. . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . tock .
. . ✦ . ./ _ _ \ . the pivot ✦ . . ✦ . . . . .✦✦
✦ . . ._____|(_)(_)|_____. . ✦ . . ☄ . ✦ . hung weight .
. ✦ ./ (_ /\ _) \ . ✦ . . ✦ . . . 8 8 8 . .
. . / +-+ . L====J . +-+ \ . ✦ . . ✦ . ✦ . | || | .✦..
✦ . | 8 | . \\// . | 8 | . ✦ . the blade . '-..-' . .
. ✦ '-' . ✦ .||. . ✦ '-' . . ✦ descends to cut . . . . ✦
. . ✦ . . ✦ /||\ . . ✦ . . ✦ . the thread ✦ . . . ..
✦ . . ✦ . < || > ✦ . . ✦ . . ☄ . . ✦ . . ✦ . .
. . ✦ . . . \||/ . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . ✦ . . . tick ..
o────o────o────o──X[CUT]X──o────o────o────o────o────o────o────o──o . .
✦ the cut end frays ~ ~ ` , . unspun . , ` ~ ~ . ✦ . . . . ✦
. entropy leaks away through every loosened seam ✦ . ☄ . . . .
. ✦ . the dying stars gutter out, one by one . ✦ . . . ✦ .
✦ . * . dim . * . dim . *. dim . * . dim . * . dim . * . dim .* . . ..
. .+o+. . ✦ .+o+. . .+o+. . ✦ .+o+. . .+o+. . ✦ .+o+. ..
✦ /|\ . cold . /|\ . cold ./|\. cold . /|\ . cold ./|\. cold /|\ ✦.
. / \ . . ✦ / \ . . / \ . ✦ . / \ . . / \ . ✦ . / \ .
. . ✦ a tiny man oils the cold orbits ::: drip... drip... . . .
✦ . . ✦ . (o,) ✦ . greasing the very last gear . ✦ . . . .
. cold . /|\ . the heat-death hum . ✦ . . ✦ . . . ✦.
. ✦ . . / \ ✦ . . the tape runs out ✦ . ☄ . . . . .
✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . .
the black hellmouth swallows the one worldline-tape ✦ . . . . ..
. ✦ . .---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---. . ✦ . . . .
. . .-~( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ☄ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )~-. . . ✦ . . .✦
✦ . .-~( ( ( ( ( ( ( .-""-. ) ) ) ) ) ) )~-. . ✦ . . . . .
. .-~( ( ( ( ( ( ༼;´ `༽ ) ) ) ) ) )~-. . . ✦ . . .
✦ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( >> it eats << ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ✦ . . . . .
. '-~( ( ( ( ( ( `-..-' ) ) ) ) ) )~-' . . ✦ . . ✦
✦ . '-~( ( ( ( ( ( the whole ) ) ) ) ) )~-' . ✦ . . . . . .
. . '-~( ( ( ( ( ( ( cosmos ) ) ) ) ) ) )~-' . . ✦ . . .
. ✦ . '-~~( ( ( ( ( ( ( gulp ) ) ) ) ) ) )~~-' . ✦ . . . . ..
. . . ✦ . '-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-' . . . ✦ . . ✦
tape ▸ AUG CGU GAA GCU UUA AUU UAA ▸▸ down the throat ▸▸▸ . . .
✦ . spaghettified \ \ \ | / / / stretched to a thread . .
. the singularity hums ............ then the grid goes . . .
✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . gone . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦.
. xXx . crossed . xXx ___FOREVER___ xXx . is . xXx . a . loop xXx . ✦
. . ✦ . but the great loop returns ✦ . ☄ . . ✦ . . .
✦ . .---->────@──────────────────────────@────>────. . ✦ . . .
. . | . ✦ the ouroboros of eternal return . | . ✦ . . . .✦
. . @ ╭───────────────────────────────────────╮ @ . . ✦ . . ✦
✦ . | │ the serpent that swallows its own tail │ | . . . . . .✦
. . @ ╰───────────────────────────────────────╯ @ . ✦ . . .
. . | . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ | . . ✦ . . .
✦ . '----<────@──────────────────────────@────<────' . . ✦ . . .
. . ✦ the gear-train re-meshes :: begin :: again . . . . .
. ___ . ╭──┴──╮ . _____ . ╭──┴──╮ . _____ . ╭──┴──╮ . . ✦ . . . ✦
(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@)═══(@). . .
. / \ again / \ . / \ . / \ again / \ . / \ . . . . .✦
( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ) ( o ).✦
. \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ ✦.
═o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══o═══
. ✦ . . ✦ and so the great orrery turns once more . ✦.✦
. ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . . ☄ . ✦ . ☄ . .
✦ . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ . ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . . ✦ .
. ✦ . . ✦ . ✦ . . ☄ . ✦ . . ✦ . ✦ . . ✦ . . . .
. .✦.. .. . . ✦.. . ✦ . ✦ ✦
✦ ✦. . ✦ . ✦ .. . ✦ ✦ ✦ . . ✦ ✦
. ...✦ . ... ..✦. . ✦... .✦ . . . ✦ When
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