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Sierpinski's Triangle

Build the famous fractal, Sierpinski's Triangle.

Start file
 ^
/_\
End file
                               ^
                              /_\
                             ^   ^
                            /_\ /_\
                           ^       ^
                          /_\     /_\
                         ^   ^   ^   ^
                        /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
                       ^               ^
                      /_\             /_\
                     ^   ^           ^   ^
                    /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\
                   ^       ^       ^       ^
                  /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\
                 ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^
                /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
               ^                               ^
              /_\                             /_\
             ^   ^                           ^   ^
            /_\ /_\                         /_\ /_\
           ^       ^                       ^       ^
          /_\     /_\                     /_\     /_\
         ^   ^   ^   ^                   ^   ^   ^   ^
        /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\                 /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
       ^               ^               ^               ^
      /_\             /_\             /_\             /_\
     ^   ^           ^   ^           ^   ^           ^   ^
    /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\
   ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^
  /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\
 ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^
/_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\

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< /_\ 
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>                                ^
>                               /_\
>                              ^   ^
>                             /_\ /_\
>                            ^       ^
>                           /_\     /_\
>                          ^   ^   ^   ^
>                         /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
>                        ^               ^
>                       /_\             /_\
>                      ^   ^           ^   ^
>                     /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\
>                    ^       ^       ^       ^
>                   /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\
>                  ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^
>                 /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
>                ^                               ^
>               /_\                             /_\
>              ^   ^                           ^   ^
>             /_\ /_\                         /_\ /_\
>            ^       ^                       ^       ^
>           /_\     /_\                     /_\     /_\
>          ^   ^   ^   ^                   ^   ^   ^   ^
>         /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\                 /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\
>        ^               ^               ^               ^
>       /_\             /_\             /_\             /_\
>      ^   ^           ^   ^           ^   ^           ^   ^
>     /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\         /_\ /_\
>    ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^
>   /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\     /_\
>  ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^
> /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\ /_\

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#24 Tyler Breisacher / @tbreisacher - Score: 160 - 08/25/12 @ 19:08 
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Created by: @tbreisacher

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