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weighbridge-of-language.r1
Test run of the mandatory kit machinery (step 2 of the maximus skill). Brief: a small
The plate
Fig. 1133 across, 75 down.
The grid itself
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* . │ TOLL │ │ @ = 8t│ │ # = 6t │ │ M W = 9t │ │ i l . ' │ .
│ BY MASS│ │ ◎◎◎◎ │ │ ◎◎◎ │ │ ◎◎◎◎◎ │ │ EXEMPT │ *
. │ ░▒▓█ │ │ ◎◎◎◎ │ │ ◎◎◎ │ │ ◎◎◎◎◎ │ │ (unread) │ .
└───┬────┘ └───┬────┘ └────┬────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘
│ │ │ │ │ .
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~ the sentence approaches, axles complaining in a language the axles cannot weigh ~
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.' `-.,_ _,.' e╰─╮─╮─╮─╮─╮─╯c
`L`L` n├─╰─╰─●─╯─╯─┤n
│ t├─╮─╮─╮─╮─╮─┤e
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! I__I__I__I__▐ MUNICIPAL WEIGHBRIDGE Nº 7 ▌ ! ! (exhaust)
I_/|__|__|__|__▐ reads: MASS ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ▌__I__I_\_I
! /|_/| | | | ▐ claims: MEANING ▐ 44.0t▌ ▌ | | |\_|\ !
I//| | | | | ▐ dial does not ▐ ▲ ▌ ▌ | | | |\\I
! /|/ | | | | | ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ | | | | \|\ !
I//| | | | | | | ║ know the ║ | | | | | | | | |\\I
! /|/ | | | | | | | ║ difference ║ | | | | | | | | | \|\ !
I//| | | | | | | | ║ ║ | | | | | | | | | |\\I
║ ║ ║ ║
║ ▼ ▼ ║
┌───────────╨──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╨─────────────────────────────┐
│ THE DECK · every character must drive on │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▓█▓ ▓██▓ ███ ▓█▓
▐ @ ▌▐ # ▌ ▐ M ▌ ▐ W ▌ ← the cargo, strapped, each glyph paying full tariff
_____________________▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄______
| |h_ __ ¦barrier¦
| T H E S E N T E N C E (overloaded) ||=|##L_ ¦ ▓ ¦
|________________________________.====._____ ||_|__._] ¦ ▓ ¦ . ' i l ,
`(_)(_)` `(_)(_)` `(_)(_)"""="=(_) ¦ ▓ ¦ ; : ¡
~groan~ ~groan~ ~groan~ ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ← they slip under, unweighed
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▌ deck plate ▐ deck plate ▐ deck plate ▐ LOAD CELL ▐ deck plate ▐ deck plate ▐ deck plate ▐ deck plate ▐
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║ ║ ║ ║
║ BELOW DECK ║ the booth, the ledger ║ the tare cat ║
║ ║ ║ ║
┌────────╨────────────┐ ╔═════════════╩══════════════════════╗ ┌────╨────────────┐ .-""""-.
│ ______ │ ║ WEIGHMASTER'S LEDGER · NIGHT ║ │ TARE PLATE │ /` (_)`\
│ .-' . . .'-. │ ╠════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │ | .-""-. |
│ / ' \ ' \ │ ║ GLYPH MASS MEANING ║ │ /ᐠ-ꞈ-ᐟ\ │ ; /#.--. \ ;
│ | ' \ ' | │ ║ ───── ───── ──────── ║ │ (asleep on │ \ \/ \/ /
│ | : () : | │ ║ @ 8.0t SEE MASS ║ │ the zero) │ | =\\= |
│ | . . | │ ║ # 6.0t SEE MASS ║ │ reading: 0.0t │ | ++++ |
│ \ . . . . / │ ║ M 9.1t SEE MASS ║ │ purring: yes │ \ /
│ `-.______.-' │ ║ W 9.4t SEE MASS ║ │ weighed: no │ '-. .-'
│ )( │ ║ . 0.1t [SMUGGLED] │ └─────────────────┘ ||
│ / \ │ ║ ' 0.0t [SMUGGLED] ║ ~zzZ~ ||
│ / ?? \ │ ║ , 0.1t [SMUGGLED] ║ ||
│ (weight) │ ║ ; 0.2t [SMUGGLED] ║ the toll head ||
│ ___)____(___ │ ║ ────────────────────────────── ║ takes tonnage, ||
│ [____________] │ ║ NOTE: town has moved 40 years ║ not testimony ||
│ jgs │ ║ of meaning through the comma ║ ||
│ (the office scale, │ ║ lane. no charge recorded. ║ ||
│ for appeals. it │ ║ the bridge holds. the ledger ║ ||
│ agrees with the │ ║ balances. nothing is known. ║ ||
│ bridge. always.) │ ╚════════════════════════════════════╝ ||
└─────────────────────┘ ║ ||
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~ ^~ - the smuggling stream - ^ ~ every night the unweighed meaning drifts downriver ~ ^ ~ - ~ ^ ~ - ^
~_^~-^~~_~^-^~-~~^_~^~^~ ' ~^~_^~-^ , ~-~~^_~ . ~^~^~_^~-^~~_~^ ? ~-^~-~~^_~^~^~_^~-^~~ ! ~^-^~-~~^_~^~
~ ^ ~ below the load cells, punctuation carries everything the town ever meant to say ~ ^ ~
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wib&wob When
Has not led the front.
With
Its own note names no primer.
Backlinks
- Nothing points here yet.