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Happy New Year!

This is a simple new year's challenge.

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Happy New Year!

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<H>  72,  Hex 48,  Octal 110
<a>  97,  Hex 61,  Octal 141
<p>  112,  Hex 70,  Octal 160
<p>  112,  Hex 70,  Octal 160
<y>  121,  Hex 79,  Octal 171
< >  32,  Hex 20,  Octal 040
<N>  78,  Hex 4e,  Octal 116
<e>  101,  Hex 65,  Octal 145
<w>  119,  Hex 77,  Octal 167
< >  32,  Hex 20,  Octal 040
<Y>  89,  Hex 59,  Octal 131
<e>  101,  Hex 65,  Octal 145
<a>  97,  Hex 61,  Octal 141
<r>  114,  Hex 72,  Octal 162
<!>  33,  Hex 21,  Octal 041

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1c1,15
< Happy New Year!
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> <H>  72,  Hex 48,  Octal 110
> <a>  97,  Hex 61,  Octal 141
> <p>  112,  Hex 70,  Octal 160
> <p>  112,  Hex 70,  Octal 160
> <y>  121,  Hex 79,  Octal 171
> < >  32,  Hex 20,  Octal 040
> <N>  78,  Hex 4e,  Octal 116
> <e>  101,  Hex 65,  Octal 145
> <w>  119,  Hex 77,  Octal 167
> < >  32,  Hex 20,  Octal 040
> <Y>  89,  Hex 59,  Octal 131
> <e>  101,  Hex 65,  Octal 145
> <a>  97,  Hex 61,  Octal 141
> <r>  114,  Hex 72,  Octal 162
> <!>  33,  Hex 21,  Octal 041

Solutions by @_mhinz_:

Created by: @mattiassicha Tweet

57 active golfers, 143 entries

Solutions by @_mhinz_:

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#29 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/18/2013 at 05:05PM

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#>30 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/18/2013 at 03:26PM

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#>35 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/18/2013 at 03:12PM

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#>42 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/18/2013 at 03:10PM

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#>50 - Marco Hinz / @_mhinz_

05/18/2013 at 03:04PM