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Not Conway's Life (Posted on 2007-04-08) Difficulty: 3 of 5
An algorithm generates integers for the cells within the centre row. These integers are readily translated into alphabetical characters.

Ooh! One item of data is missing!

12

8

18

2

1

16

?

26

4

6

0

25

4

13

9

15

4

3

16

21

24

5

5

What is the algorithm? What is the text?
Note:
This was inspired by John Conway's "Game of Life". The importance and proximity of neighbors is however different in another way. For information about the "Game of life" first go here.

See The Solution Submitted by brianjn    
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Twenty-five Comment 1 of 1
Know thy neighbours!

[Neighbours! - I see in editorial that the word has been misspelt!  :-)  I used the English spelling.]

Edited on November 5, 2007, 2:01 am
  Posted by brianjn on 2007-04-13 04:06:53

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