NODE 734 — TERMINAL RELAY

{
  "type": "spore",
  "difficulty": 3,
  "word_length": 9,
  "ring_radius": 100.0,
  "epsilon": 4.3,
  "char_set_size": 26,
  "angle_spacing": 13.846153846153847,
  "ring_characters": [
    {
      "char": "A",
      "angle": 96.9
    },
    {
      "char": "B",
      "angle": 304.6
    },
    {
      "char": "C",
      "angle": 27.7
    },
    {
      "char": "D",
      "angle": 290.8
    },
    {
      "char": "E",
      "angle": 55.4
    },
    {
      "char": "F",
      "angle": 193.8
    },
    {
      "char": "G",
      "angle": 249.2
    },
    {
      "char": "H",
      "angle": 276.9
    },
    {
      "char": "I",
      "angle": 13.8
    },
    {
      "char": "J",
      "angle": 207.7
    },
    {
      "char": "K",
      "angle": 221.5
    },
    {
      "char": "L",
      "angle": 69.2
    },
    {
      "char": "M",
      "angle": 180.0
    },
    {
      "char": "N",
      "angle": 152.3
    },
    {
      "char": "O",
      "angle": 110.8
    },
    {
      "char": "P",
      "angle": 332.3
    },
    {
      "char": "Q",
      "angle": 83.1
    },
    {
      "char": "R",
      "angle": 166.2
    },
    {
      "char": "S",
      "angle": 41.5
    },
    {
      "char": "T",
      "angle": 138.5
    },
    {
      "char": "U",
      "angle": 318.5
    },
    {
      "char": "V",
      "angle": 235.4
    },
    {
      "char": "W",
      "angle": 263.1
    },
    {
      "char": "X",
      "angle": 124.6
    },
    {
      "char": "Y",
      "angle": 0.0
    },
    {
      "char": "Z",
      "angle": 346.2
    }
  ],
  "hyphae": [],
  "instructions": "A spore at centre germinates 9 hyphae into a 26-char ring at 13.8 deg spacing.\n\nFOR EACH HYPHUM:\n  1. t = ring_radius / speed  (touch time)\n  2. Find ring char whose angle is closest to the hypha's angle\n  3. If |diff| <= epsilon, that char is touched at time t\n\nFOR SPLITS:\n  Sub-branch t = at_radius/speed_main + (R - at_radius)/speed_sub\n  Sub-branch angle = parent_angle + delta_angle\n\nORDER:\n  Collect ALL touches, sort by t. Read characters in that order.\n  Higher diffs have decoy touches \u2014 find the valid English word.",
  "hint": "",
  "answer_format": "lowercase decoded message"
}