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                              The Mandelbrot Monk
                                        
> When Schipke saw the translation, at once he saw it for what it was: an
> allegorical description of the iterative process for calculating the
> Mandelbrot. In mathematical terms, Udo's system was to start with a complex
> number z, then iterate it up to 70 times by the rule z -> z*z + c, until z
> either diverged or was caught in an orbit. 
> 

The Mandelbrot Monk [1] 

Fact? Or hoax? Given that it's dated April 1^st makes it suspect, but you
never know. It does seem too perfect though. 

[1] http://www.freezone.co.uk/rgirvan/udo.htm

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