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A Bosch-triptych in ASCII. The apex of the ribosome inquiry
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Fig. 1154 across, 63 down.
The grid itself
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║ DEUS EST MACHINA — while God calculates, the world is made ║
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║ /\ /\ /\ ___ THE CODE IS ___ /\ ║ /\ /\ /\ ((c)) reads the /\ ©GOD ║ /\ CHRON0S /\ __FOREVER__ xXx no /\xXx no/\ ║
║ / \ / \ / \ / W R I T T E N \ +3pt \ ║ / \ / \ / \ 3-point CROWN o' / \ +____ ║ \/ the loom \/ /xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ /\/\/\/\ +++ ║
║ =+====+====+====+=o------------------o-crown= ║ / \/ \/ \=====law============/ \=o== ║ .*. ::OO:: .* the orrery turns *.: .*.: oOo. . : ║
║ | spindle .-oOo-. pulleys feed the gene>>v |||| ║ \ D E U S E S T M A C H I N A /CTRL ║ (@)=(@)=(@)===gear=train===(@)=(@)=(@)=(@)=(@ ║
║ | __[o]__ / | \ .--- string ---. .-oOo-. |||| ║ `-._______________________________.-' E=mc2/xx/ ║ / \ / \ / \ .--*--. star \ / \ / \ / \ / . ║
║ ||=(o)=(o)| | `oOo'--------. `-oOo' | ~ |||| ║ |[O]==.--""""""--.==========.--""""--.| it=bit| ║ ( o )( o )( ` /(@@@@@)\ ' on )( o )( o )( o ║
║ || reel |||| v tape>>>>> \ | | drip||| ║ | .-'/ ALL SEE \-. coil/ ~zzzt~~ \ spark | ║ \_/ \_/ | |(@SPIRL@)| wire:o--\_/--\_/--o-- . ║
║ ||__||__|||.U-G-C-A-U-G-C-A-U-.------' | |||| ║ |/ | ( o )( O ) | \ ((@))~~~##~~~((@)) /\/ | ║ ==o==o==o==o=\(@@@@@)/==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o ║
║ | | | / | the genetic tape \ feed>>>| o|||| ║ || | `--..--' | | EM turns the law-cams| ║ :.* galaxy . `--*--' -gear- *. .* :. *.: . . ║
║ | v v | |A=U G=C the LADDER |crank>>> | |||| ║ |\ `-.________.-' / ====gear=of=the=LAW== | ║ the LIGHTC0NE opens wide around the now-axis : . ║
║ |.-+-+-|| |U=A C=G A=U G=C |.--------' |||| ║ | `--.____,,____.--' .-(@)-(@)-(@)-(@)-(@). | ║ *. \\\\\ \\\\ \\ | // /// ///// ///// .* . ║
║ || RIBO|| | | | | | |||hammers v |||| ║ | || gravity hung || | | teeth bite teeth | | ║ .*\\\\\ \\\ \\ |// /// ///// ///// *. . ║
║ || SOME|| A==U G==C C==G |||v v v /\ ||| ║ | |[8] [8] [8] [8]| `-+----+----+----+---' | ║ ====\\\\\\__\\\\_\\\|//_////__/////_/////==== ║
║ |`-++-'|| | | | | | |||/\ /\/\[##]||| ║ | || | | | | || STRONG clamp |c|lamp | ║ -past+--+--+--+--+ [ N0W ] +--+--+--+--+ fut-> ║
║ | /forge\| U==A A==U G==C |[##][##]# v |||| ║ | ||_v___v___v__|_|| spring>{{|}}<{{|}}< weak| ║ ====////// //// //|\\ \\\\ \\\\\_\\\\\\==== ║
║ |[/\][/\]|crossed:/GENE-X3xxx/ ||strike!!hit|||| ║ | pulleys haul down | +clamp+-+clamp+--+ | ║ .*////// /// //|\\ \\\\ \\\\\ \\\\\ *. . ║
║ |strike v| | | | | | |||residue v |||| ║ | the WEIGHTS = mass \ vvv recoil vvvv / | ║ *.////// //// the cone \\\\\\ \\\\\\\\ .* . ║
║ | v v v | the residue==G==C |||v v v .aa|||| ║ | .======================================. | | ║ TIME'S ARROW ==> one ==> way ===========>>>>>> ║
║ |=======.| read-head==>tRNA |||.aa.aa.a v|||| ║ | | dial dial dial dial dial dial | | | ║ :. one-way :: nothing comes back :. *.: .* .:. . ║
║ |=homunculi crank the wet wheels: turn,turn=|||| ║ | |( c )( G )( h-)( a )( k )( pi)( T )(L) | | | ║ . the worldline-thread spun taut tight . : . ║
║ | (o,) (.o) (o.) (,o) (o,) (.o) MADE|| ║ | | 299 .67 6e- /137 1.38 3.14 ... cap | | | ║ o----o----o----o----o----o----o----o----o----o ║
║ | /|\@ @/|\ /|\@ @/|\ /|\@ @/|\*cog*|| ║ | `======================================' -|-+ ║ the great PENDULUM-BLADE swings ::: (ATROP0S): . ║
║ |_/ \(O)_/ \(O)_/ \(O)_/ \(O)_/ \(O)_/ \@-@-@||| ║ | the GOVERNOR caps the rev: ((c)) flyball | ║ :::::::::::::: \ | / tick ::::::::::::::::: ║
║ | turn turn turn turn turn turn spol|| ║ | o---/\/\/\/\---o =light=speed= | ║ :::::::::::::::: \ | / tock ::::::::::::::::: ║
║ |=gears@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@-@=spit it out=>>| ║ | / \ is the CAP | ║ ::::::::::._______\|/_______. the pivot ::::::: ║
║ | out crawls the kindled brood, each stamped:|>> ║ | .---o .-~~~~~~~~~-. o---. leak >::. | ║ :::::::::/ +-+ O +-+ \ hung weight 8 8 8 ║
║ | .--. __ /\/\ (()) .-""-. ~()~ oOo||| ║ || rod / T H E \ rod | entropy | ║ ::::::::::::::: / | \ the blade descends :::: ║
║ |( oo ) (>.<)(o..o) <(..)> / o o \( -- )( v )|| ║ || | N O W | | tank ::. | ║ :::::::::::::: < | > falls : to cut the ::::. ║
║ | \__/ `~~' \||/ \// \ vv / /\/\ \_/||| ║ || WIB | .-' | '-. | WOB | /=====\.:| ║ :::::::::::::::: \|/ :: the thread ::::::::::: ║
║ | /|\ _/\_ _/\_ /\ `-..-' | | | /|\ || ║ || || cranked-fwd || | | ~~~ |::| ║ o----o----o----oX[CUT]Xo----o----o----o----o-- ║
║ |newt gill six-leg owl-imp husk slug imp ||| ║ || pull | '-. | .-' | pull| |__::___|. | ║ the cut end frays: ~ ~ ` , . unspun . , ` ~ ~ . ║
║ | .oOo. d[-]b {~v~} <##> __/\__ \o/ .vVv. || ║ || || | `-~~|~~~-' | || | drip v | ║ ENTR0PY leaks away through every loosened seam: ║
║ |( >< ) (|o|)( == ) ( x_x )( o o)-<X>-( ~~ )||| ║ || []===+=====(@)=======+==[] | . : . : | ║ . : . the dying stars gutter out . : . : . : ║
║ | ||||| ^^ JjJj \=/ \||||/ /o\ `vVv' ||| ║ |(o,)/ the FLYWHEEL = present \(,o) ::. | ║ * . dim . * . dim . * . dim . * . dim . *.: ║
║ |centi fork moth crab-x FLESH! star fin || ║ |/|\ lever cranked one way --> lever /|\ ' | ║ .+o+. .+o+. a tiny man oils the cold orbits. ║
║ | v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v|| ║ |_|_=====================================_|_ | ║ /|\ /|\ (o,) drip... drip... drip... .: . ║
║ |MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*MADE*|| ║ | conservation: what goes in = comes out | ║ / \ / \ /|\ greasing the very last gear ║
║ | ribcage stamped wet into the cold soft clay:|| ║ | .-+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--. | ║ cold . cold . / \ . cold . the heat-death . :. ║
║ | )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )| ║ | | law-rack: ratchet of cause -> effect | | ║ :.. ... .. the tape runs out .. ... ..: . ║
║ |((|))((|))((|))((|))((|))((|))((|))((|))((|))|| ║ | `-^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--' | ║ the BLACK HELLM0UTH swallows the worldline :::: ║
║ | )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )|( )| ║ | | | | | | | | | | ║ :::::::::::: .-~~~~~~~~~~~~~-. ::::::::::::::::: ║
║ |spine|==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==o==|=| ║ | (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) (v) cog | ║ ::::::::::: /( ( ( ( O ) ) ) )\ it eats ::::::. ║
║ | the alphabet drips off them while still wet:|| ║ | attendant cherubs oil the teeth all day | ║ :::::::::: ( ( ( ( ( . ) ) ) ) ) the whole :: ║
║ | a c g t a c g t a c|. ║ | .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. .o. | ║ ::::::::::: \( ( ( (.OoO.) ) ) )/ >>>gulp>>> ::: ║
║ | . . . . . . . . . .| ║ | /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ /|\ | ║ :::::::::::: `-~~~~~~~~~~~~~-' ...AUGCGUGAA... ║
║ | a c g t a c g t a c g t a c g t a c g t |. ║ |=========THE TAPE FEEDS IN=================| ║ tape >> AUG CGU GAA GCU UUA AUU UAA >> in >>> ║
║ |. .. . : . .. . : . .. . :: . . :: . .| ║ | AUG CGU GAA GCU UUA AUU ACU UAU UAA ->>> | ║ spaghettified: \ \ \ | / / / stretched to a thr ║
║ | drip drip drip drip drip drip drip v. ║ | while GOD calculates the world is MADE | ║ the singularity hums: ............. then gone .: ║
║ | v . v : v . v : v . v : v . :| ║ | /^.^\ scramble: ...its all a contraption | ║ xXx TIME xXx /crossed/ xXx __FOREVER__ xXx :.: ║
║ |g==C A==U G==C reread me>>M R E A L I T Y v...| ║ | \_-_/ © © © nobody pulls the plug | ║ ::::::::::: but the loop returns: :::::::::::::: ║
║ |c a g t :: the wet ink of the very first word|. ║ `-------------------------------------------' ║ .---->----@-----------------@----->----. :: ║
║ |t a c g :: while it counts, the flesh is wet.|. ║ dum DEUS calculat fit mundus -- CONTROL CTRL ║ | eternal recurrence ouroboros @->@ | : ║
║ | c g a t c g a t c g a t c g a t c g a t |. ║ .it=bit. .E=mc2/xx/. .c G h a. ratchet rat ║ `----<----@-----------------@-----<----' :: ║
║ |::. : . :: . :: . : . :: .. : . :: . : .. :..|. ║ ((c)) governs > weights fall > NOW turns >> ║ +-+ the gear-train re-meshes :: begin :: again + ║
║ | a t c g a t c g a t c g a t c g a t c g |. ║ gears bite > forces clamp > the made spills ║ (@)===(@)===(@)= again =(@)===(@)===(@)===(@)=(@ ║
║ |.: .. : . :: .: . : .. :: . : . :: . :. :: . |. ║ ║ .*: and so the great orrery turns once more :*.: ║
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║ THE ONE TAPE >> AUG CGU GAA GCU UUA AUU ACU UAU UAA >> read me as a ribosome does >> M R E A L I T Y ║
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