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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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An array of zeros and ones is depicted, 21 across by 23 down. Some of the zeros and ones are red instead of black to form the shape of a Valentine heart.
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A valentine heart in red is shown on a black background. The medium is a 21 across by 23 down array of zeros and ones, with no apparent pattern
  
 
The digits themselves are an {{w|ASCII}} bit stream reading:
 
The digits themselves are an {{w|ASCII}} bit stream reading:
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The final octet is incomplete, but the three bits that are present are consistent with the start of an "e".
 
The final octet is incomplete, but the three bits that are present are consistent with the start of an "e".
  
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The mixture of upper-case and lower-case "O"s is presumed intentional to avoid a repeating pattern.
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The mixture of upper-case and lower-case "O"s is presumed intentional, but the reason for it has not been determined.  A binary representation of the pattern is only 15 bits long, which seems too short for any meaningful message.
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
:[All the numbers are black except for a heart-shaped red section in the middle.]
 
:[All the numbers are black except for a heart-shaped red section in the middle.]
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  <b>0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
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  011010010110110001101
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  1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
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  111011101100110010101
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  1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
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  111001010011110111010
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  1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
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  101101001011011000100
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  1 1 1 1 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 1 </span>0 1 1 0 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 0 </span>0 1 0 1 0
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  111101110110011001010
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  1 1 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 0 0 1 0 1 1</span> 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 1 1 0 1 1</span> 1 0 1
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  111100101101111011101
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  0 1 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 0 1 0 0 1</span> 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 0 1 1 0 0</span> 0 1 1
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  010110100101101100011
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  0 1 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1</span> 0 1
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  011110111011001100101
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  0 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1</span> 1 0
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  011110010100111101110
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  1 0 <span style="color:#c00">1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0</span> 0 1
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  101011010010110110001
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  0 0 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0</span> 1 0
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  001111011101100110010
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  1 0 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0</span> 1 1 1
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  101111001010011110111
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  0 1 0 1 <span style="color:#c00">0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0</span> 1 1 0 0 0
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  010101101001011011000
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  1 1 0 1 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0</span> 1 1 0 0 1
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  110111101110110011001
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  0 1 0 1 1 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1</span> 1 1 1 0 1 1
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  010111100101101111011
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  1 0 1 0 1 0 1 <span style="color:#c00">1 0 1 0 0 1 0</span> 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
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  101010110100101101100
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  0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 <span style="color:#c00">0 1 1 1 0</span> 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
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  010011110111011001100
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  1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 <span style="color:#c00">0 1 0</span> 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
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  101011110010110111101
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  1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 <span style="color:#c00">1</span> 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
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  110101011010010110110
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  0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
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  001001111011101100110
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  0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
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  010101111001010011110
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  1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
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  111010101101001011011
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  0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1</b>
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  000100111101110110011
  
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{{comic discussion}}
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{{comic discussion}}  
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[[Category:Binary]]
 
 
[[Category:Romance]]
 
[[Category:Romance]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
[[Category:Comics with color]]
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[[Category:Language]]
 

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