Marshall,
Perhaps this is obvious from your interesting results, but in case it
is not, I did the following experiments.
a. i. '-''..--).0-*(+,))+(0('
45 39 46 46 45 45 41 46 48 45 42 40 43 44 41 41 43 40 48 40
#a. i. '-''..--).0-*(+,))+(0('
20
#'_9223372036854775808'
20
95 57 50 50 51 51 55 50 48 51 54 56 53 52 55 55 53 56 48 56,:a. i.
'-''..--).0-*(+,))+(0('
95 57 50 50 51 51 55 50 48 51 54 56 53 52 55 55 53 56 48 56
45 39 46 46 45 45 41 46 48 45 42 40 43 44 41 41 43 40 48 40
95 57 50 50 51 51 55 50 48 51 54 56 53 52 55 55 53 56 48 56+a. i.
'-''..--).0-*(+,))+(0('
140 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 96
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