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Symbols introduced in the update allowed artists to create smooth shapes that can be colored to create simplistic drawings.
Symbols introduced in the update allowed artists to create smooth shapes that can be colored to create simplistic drawings.
[[File:SLCWorld.jpeg|thumb|/slc in 2023|434x434px|none]]
[[File:SLCWorld.jpeg|thumb|/slc in 2023|307x307px|none]]


=== /slc2 ===
=== /slc2 ===
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A number of interesting but less useful characters were also included, such as six quartets of symbols that each combine to form a [[The Chess Pieces|chess piece]].
A number of interesting but less useful characters were also included, such as six quartets of symbols that each combine to form a [[The Chess Pieces|chess piece]].
[[File:SLC2World.jpeg|thumb|/slc2 in 2023|439x439px|none]]
[[File:SLC2World.jpeg|thumb|/slc2 in 2023|316x316px|none]]


=== /bcolor ===
=== /bcolor ===
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This update also allows for increasingly photorealistic [[Image Paster|image pasters]].  
This update also allows for increasingly photorealistic [[Image Paster|image pasters]].  
[[File:Bcolor.jpg|thumb|620x620px|3D art and photorealistic image pastes can both be found at [https://ourworldoftext.com/bcolor /bcolor](''Screenshot taken 2025'')|none]]
[[File:Bcolor.jpg|thumb|379x379px|3D art and photorealistic image pastes can both be found at [https://ourworldoftext.com/bcolor /bcolor](''Screenshot taken 2025'')|none]]


== How to Make SLC Art ==
== How to Make SLC Art ==
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=== SLC toolboxes ===
=== SLC toolboxes ===
Users have created a variety of toolboxes to keep track of the many symbols used for drawing. Use ctrl/alt+a to copy characters from toolboxes.
Various users have created custom toolboxes to keep track of the many symbols used for drawing. Use ctrl/alt+a to copy characters from toolboxes.
[[File:Fp slc toolbox.png|center|thumb|482x482px|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/fp /fp]]]
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Slc font slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font]
File:Slc font slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font]
File:Slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font]
File:Slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font]
File:Polonez slc toolbox.png|By [[Polonez]]
File:Polonez slc toolbox.png|By [[Polonez]]
File:Slc handbook slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc-handbook-maybe /SLC-Handbook-Maybe]
File:Slc handbook slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc-handbook-maybe /SLC-Handbook-Maybe]
File:Banksy slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/Banksy /Banksy]
File:Jtpl plural slc toolbox.png|Mashup of various toolboxes from [https://ourworldoftext.com/jtpl /jtpl]
File:Jtpl plural slc toolbox.png|Mashup of various toolboxes from [https://ourworldoftext.com/jtpl /jtpl]
File:Fp slc toolbox.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/fp /fp]
</gallery>
</gallery>


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You can obtain the necessary symbols by copying them from a pre-existing cube using Ctrl + A, and then changing the colors to your liking. There is also a handy SLC toolbox at the top of [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font].
You can obtain the necessary symbols by copying them from a pre-existing cube using Ctrl + A, and then changing the colors to your liking. There is also a handy SLC toolbox at the top of [https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font].


SLC cubes can be stacked and combined to create 3D pixel art. The ability to change cell colors allows two colors to exist within any given cell, so use this feature whenever two different colored cubes touch at their diagonal edges.[[File:Slc cube tutorial.png|center|thumb|Anatomy of a SLC cube]]
SLC cubes can be stacked and combined to create 3D pixel art. The ability to change cell colors allows two colors to exist within any given cell, so use this feature whenever two different colored cubes touch at their diagonal edges.[[File:Slc cube tutorial.png|center|thumb|Anatomy of a SLC cube|244x244px]]
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Slc cube color.png
File:Slc cube color.png
File:Slc cube colorless.png
File:Slc cube colorless.png
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Slc cubes color.png
File:Slc cubes color.png
File:Slc cubes colorless.png
File:Slc cubes colorless.png
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=== More Complex SLC Art ===
=== More Complex SLC Art ===
[[File:Bcolor house.png|left|thumb|483x483px|By an unknown artist, possibly Meimei]]
[[File:Bcolor house.png|thumb|403x403px|By an unknown artist, possibly Meimei|center]]
<span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.'')</span> ['''these are placeholder text, just look at the pretty images'''] <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo.'')</span> ['''these drawings are both made by hand'''] <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?'')</span>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="By JRT">
 
<span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.'')</span> <u>[</u>'''they utilize a variety of techniques: Octants and SLC slopes to create smooth shapes, text colors to create shading and gradients, custom cell colors to create the illusion of 3D objects, and probably a couple of others that i missed'''<u>]</u> <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.'')</span> ['''to be honest i can't fully comprehend the process behind them, but it helps to look at the black and white versions of these drawings next to the colored versions'''] <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.'')</span>
 
<span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo.'')</span> ['''the 3D owot logo was created by [[JRT]], you can read more about him below or on his page'''] <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.'')</span> ['''the house was created by an unknown user, though [[Guest-1052]] speculated that it could have been [[Meimei]]''']  <span style="color:#C9C9C9">(''Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?'')</span><gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="By JRT">
File:JRT new perspective.png
File:JRT new perspective.png
File:JRT a new perspective no color.png
File:JRT a new perspective no color.png
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[[AndreiXYZ]] has occasionally dabbled in SLC art throughout his long history on the site.  
[[AndreiXYZ]] has occasionally dabbled in SLC art throughout his long history on the site.  


He is a big advocate of OWOT as a medium for art and favors the art-centric world [[/main]] over the [[/|frontpage]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="140">
He is a big advocate of OWOT as a medium for art and favors the art-centric world [[/main]] over the [[/|frontpage]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Andrei font.png
File:Andrei font.png
File:Andrei christmas.png|Inspired by [[Meimei|Meimei's]] Christmas 2022 art
File:Andrei christmas.png|Inspired by [[Meimei|Meimei's]] Christmas 2022 art
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[[Scar32]] was one of the site's most controversial users, but also happened to be good at [[SLC logos|replicating logos using SLC]].
[[Scar32]] was one of the site's most controversial users, but also happened to be good at [[SLC logos|replicating logos using SLC]].


He has also created [[Image Pasters|image pasters]] that render graphics using SLC slopes.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
He has also created [[Image Pasters|image pasters]] that render graphics using SLC slopes.<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Scar32 bp.png
File:Scar32 bp.png
File:Scar32 twitter.png
File:Scar32 twitter.png
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=== Lime.owot ===
=== Lime.owot ===
[[Lime.owot]]<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
[[Lime.owot]]<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:Fish mission.png
File:Fish mission.png
File:Spider assets.jpg
File:Spider assets.jpg
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=== Polonez ===
=== Polonez ===
[[Polonez]] is a former troll who has recently decorated [[Lime.owot|Lime.owot's]] radio with a variety of high quality SLC art.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
[[Polonez]] is a former troll who has recently decorated [[Lime.owot|Lime.owot's]] radio with a variety of high quality SLC art.<gallery mode="packed" heights="160">
File:Polonez mario.png
File:Polonez mario.png
File:Polonez calculator.png
File:Polonez calculator.png
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P_h specializes in making 2D art of guns and other weapons. They have also created a variety of infrastructure for [[lime.owot]]'s radio, with lime being one of the only people who's still friends with them after all their controversies.
P_h specializes in making 2D art of guns and other weapons. They have also created a variety of infrastructure for [[lime.owot]]'s radio, with lime being one of the only people who's still friends with them after all their controversies.


Place_holdrr's drawings are archived on his [https://ourworldoftext.com/place_holdrr world].<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
Place_holdrr's drawings are archived on his [https://ourworldoftext.com/place_holdrr world].<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Placeholder lazer.png
File:Placeholder lazer.png
File:Placeholder gun.png
File:Placeholder gun.png
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[[Jan soweli Asike|Fox]] learned how to use SLC on its own from creating various art using SLC, such as an earlier version of a Wheel Of Fortune puzzleboard ('''not''' shown here), refining an existing drawing of Mewo from ''Omori'', or from its most commonly recognized drawing, a 3D Minecraft fox. The 3D fox was routinely (and even automatically at one point) maintained at the North of spawn for months on end before eventually losing motivation to continue restoring it.
[[Jan soweli Asike|Fox]] learned how to use SLC on its own from creating various art using SLC, such as an earlier version of a Wheel Of Fortune puzzleboard ('''not''' shown here), refining an existing drawing of Mewo from ''Omori'', or from its most commonly recognized drawing, a 3D Minecraft fox. The 3D fox was routinely (and even automatically at one point) maintained at the North of spawn for months on end before eventually losing motivation to continue restoring it.


They have also created a script for creating 3D block drawings.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
They have also created a script for creating 3D block drawings.<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Mcfox.png
File:Mcfox.png
File:Slc cat.png
File:Slc cat.png
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File:JRT new perspective.png
File:JRT new perspective.png
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[File:JRT's Ultimate SLC and Unicode Collection.png|center|thumb|725x725px|[https://ourworldoftext.com/J.R.T.s_ULTIMATE_SLC_and_UNICODE_COLLECTION /J.R.T.s_ULTIMATE_SLC_and_UNICODE_COLLECTION]]]
[[File:JRT's Ultimate SLC and Unicode Collection.png|center|thumb|326x326px|[https://ourworldoftext.com/J.R.T.s_ULTIMATE_SLC_and_UNICODE_COLLECTION /J.R.T.s_ULTIMATE_SLC_and_UNICODE_COLLECTION]]]


=== The Carrion ===
=== The Carrion ===
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Iterations of The Carrion have been a staple at spawn since November 2024, with the creature taking on a variety of grotesque forms over its many appearances.
Iterations of The Carrion have been a staple at spawn since November 2024, with the creature taking on a variety of grotesque forms over its many appearances.


It is unclear whether there is a single creator behind The Carrion, or if it's a shared idea between many different users.<gallery mode="packed" heights="170">
It is unclear whether there is a single creator behind The Carrion, or if it's a shared idea between many different users.<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">
File:Carrion mouth.png
File:Carrion mouth.png
File:Carrion may 5 2025 1.png
File:Carrion may 5 2025 1.png
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[[Yosicat]] picked up SLC art in ~July of 2025 and is improving rapidly. So far they have created multiple high quality patterns.
[[Yosicat]] picked up SLC art in ~July of 2025 and is improving rapidly. So far they have created multiple high quality patterns.


He is also an avid creator of ASCII art, and has cited text art as his inspiration for picking up traditional drawing.[[File:Yosicat slc keyboard.png|center|thumb|388x388px|Yosicat's custom SLC keyboard]]
He is also an avid creator of ASCII art, and has cited text art as his inspiration for picking up traditional drawing.[[File:Yosicat slc keyboard.png|center|thumb|299x299px|Yosicat's custom SLC keyboard]]
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Yosicat traffic cones.png|Early experimentation with SLC
File:Yosicat traffic cones.png|Early experimentation with SLC
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=== DominoGuy ===
=== DominoGuy ===
[[DominoGuy]] is a [[Spam|spammer]] and SLC artist. They sign their works using "DG_"<gallery mode="packed" heights="150" caption="3D Squaries">
[[DominoGuy]] is a [[Spam|spammer]] and SLC artist. They sign their works using "DG_"<gallery mode="packed" heights="120" caption="3D Squaries">
File:Slc art august 29.png|Delta and 5 Character Calculator
File:Slc art august 29.png|Delta and 5 Character Calculator
File:Slc art september 2.png|[[Europe2048]]
File:Slc art september 2.png|[[Europe2048]]
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</gallery>
</gallery>


=== ❧ ===
=== ❧(Pippin) ===
An anonymous artist that appeared in late 2025.  
An anonymous artist that appeared in late 2025.  


They occasionally sign their art with the [[wikipedia:Fleuron_(typography)|fleuron]] "❧," but often leave their drawings unmarked, so it's unclear if all of the images below were from them.<gallery widths="150" heights="150" mode="packed">
They occasionally sign their art with the [[wikipedia:Fleuron_(typography)|fleuron]] "❧," but often leave their drawings unmarked, so it's unclear if all of the images below were from them.
 
They were later revealed to be [[Pippin]], a user who was thought to have quit OWOT earlier that year.<gallery widths="150" heights="120" mode="packed">
File:Owot slc art october 8 2025.png|October 8th, 2025
File:Owot slc art october 8 2025.png|October 8th, 2025
File:Autechre untitled 2005.png|Based off of an [[wikipedia:Untilted|Autechre album cover]](''October 11th, 2025'')
File:Autechre untitled 2005.png|Based off of an [[wikipedia:Untilted|Autechre album cover]](''October 11th, 2025'')
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File:Slc pattern october 22 2025.png|"[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/A_complex_Fleuron_with_thistle%2C_1870_American_Edition._Facsimile._Poems%2C_Chiefly_in_the_Scottish_Dialect.jpg/500px-A_complex_Fleuron_with_thistle%2C_1870_American_Edition._Facsimile._Poems%2C_Chiefly_in_the_Scottish_Dialect.jpg A complex fleuron with thistles]"(''October 22nd, 2025'')
File:Slc pattern october 22 2025.png|"[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/A_complex_Fleuron_with_thistle%2C_1870_American_Edition._Facsimile._Poems%2C_Chiefly_in_the_Scottish_Dialect.jpg/500px-A_complex_Fleuron_with_thistle%2C_1870_American_Edition._Facsimile._Poems%2C_Chiefly_in_the_Scottish_Dialect.jpg A complex fleuron with thistles]"(''October 22nd, 2025'')
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== Banksy ===
[[Banksy]] started dabbling in SLC art in November 2025, making simple drawings and experimenting by tracing over image pastes. Over time he moved on to more complex creations based off of reference images.
Banksy makes SLC art using a script that lets him cycle through common symbols using his keyboard.
His art can be found at [https://ourworldoftext.com/Banksy /Banksy], [https://ourworldoftext.com/Banksy/b /Banksy/b] and [https://ourworldoftext.com/nichijou /nichijou].
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Banksy sus.png|*Image paste trace
File:Banksy goldship.png|*Image paste trace
File:Banksy teto.png|*Image paste trace
File:Banksy sans.png|*Image paste trace
File:Banksy north.png|November 13th, 2025
File:Banksy hakase sakamoto.png|January 11th - 12th, 2026
File:Banksy shinonome kocho.png|January 16th, 2026
</gallery>
=== Miscellaneous ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
SLC art by anonymous artists, or artists that are only known for a few creations.<gallery widths="150" heights="150">
SLC art by anonymous artists, or artists that are only known for a few creations.<gallery widths="120" heights="120">
File:Slc block stack.png
File:Slc block stack.png
File:Slc happy meal box.png|Possibly by Scar32
File:Slc happy meal box.png|Possibly by Scar32
File:Slc sanic.png|Possibly by Scar32
File:Slc sanic.png|Possibly by Scar32
File:Slc owot logo.png
File:Slc owot logo.png
File:Bigrigs.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/bigrigs /bigrigs](''April 2022'')
File:Bigrigs.png|From [https://ourworldoftext.com/bigrigs /bigrigs] (''April 2022'')
File:Mch december 25 2022.png|[[/main]] center console for December 25th, 2022
File:Mch december 25 2022.png|[[/main]] center console for December 25th, 2022
File:Owot christmas.png|Christmas '22 art by [[Meimei]], the inspiration for Andrei's Christmas '23 art
File:Owot christmas.png|Christmas '22 art by [[Meimei]], the inspiration for Andrei's Christmas '23 art
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File:3d bridge.png|August 18th, 2025 in JRT's world
File:3d bridge.png|August 18th, 2025 in JRT's world
File:Slc us flag august 30 2025.png|August 30th, 2025
File:Slc us flag august 30 2025.png|August 30th, 2025
</gallery>[[File:Menger sponge.png|center|thumb|813x813px|By [[e_g.]] at [https://ourworldoftext.com/menger_sponge /menger_sponge](''August 19th, 2025'')]][[File:Wawa pillar.png|center|thumb|By [https://ourworldoftext.com/wawa Wawa]]]
File:Order of aesir.png|September 1st, 2025
File:Jtpl fries.png|By [[JanTechPL]]
File:Kaz slc clock.png|By [[Kaz]] (''December 14th, 2025'')
File:Acamel.png|[https://ourworldoftext.com/acamel /acamel] (''December 23rd, 2025'')
</gallery>[[File:Menger sponge.png|center|thumb|724x724px|By [[e_g.]] at [https://ourworldoftext.com/menger_sponge /menger_sponge] (''August 19th, 2025'')]][[File:Wawa pillar.png|center|thumb|By [https://ourworldoftext.com/wawa Wawa]]]




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=== /slc_font ===
=== /slc_font ===
{{main|Custom Fonts}}[[File:Slc font.png|border|right|frameless|389x389px]]
{{main|Custom Fonts}}[[File:Slc font.png|border|right|frameless|268x268px]]
[https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font] is a world owned by a guest account, where users are encouraged to make custom fonts out of SLC characters. You are free to paste these fonts anywhere and use them to write whatever you want.
[https://ourworldoftext.com/slc_font /slc_font] is a world owned by a guest account, where users are encouraged to make custom fonts out of SLC characters. You are free to paste these fonts anywhere and use them to write whatever you want.
[[File:Slc font world.png|none|thumb|470x470px]]
[[File:Slc font world.png|none|thumb|304x304px]]


=== SLC logos ===
=== SLC logos ===
[[File:890 logos process.png|thumb|Tutorial for making logos using SLC]]
[[File:890 logos process.png|thumb|Tutorial for making logos using SLC|302x302px]]
{{main|SLC logos}}A trend from ~2022. [[Scar32]] was the most prolific creator of SLC logos.
{{main|SLC logos}}A trend from ~2022. [[Scar32]] was the most prolific creator of SLC logos.
[[File:890 logos 1.png|none|thumb|589x589px|A road showcasing "OWOT sponsors" at [https://ourworldoftext.com/#x:110,y:888 X:110 Y:888]]]
[[File:890 logos 1.png|none|thumb|388x388px|A road showcasing "OWOT sponsors" at [https://ourworldoftext.com/#x:110,y:888 X:110 Y:888]]]


== SLC art in TextWall ==
== SLC art in TextWall ==
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File:Tw google.png|Art by [https://tw.2s4.me/~Delta Delta]
File:Tw google.png|Art by [https://tw.2s4.me/~Delta Delta]
File:Dg planes.png|Art by [[DominoGuy]]
File:Dg planes.png|Art by [[DominoGuy]]
File:Dg white planes.png|Art by [[DominoGuy]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


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