The picture depicts four CA histories driven by rule #357. The first (marked by a 0), depicts a history of a single CA , which gradually grows (downward), yet will soon die. The next history depicts two CAs whose seeds were planted 5 units apart from each other. After fusing, they became immortal. The next history depicts two CAs whose seeds were 22 units apart from each other. Both grow along each other, and shortly before they die they interact (fertilize) each other and become immortal. In the last history the two CAs interact, gain mass (strength), and die.
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