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Write Hello World in the 'i use arch btw' -programming language

> "I use Arch btw" is an esoteric programming language based on Brainfuck in which the Brainfuck commands have been replaced with the following keywords: i, use, arch, linux, btw, by, the, way. https://github.com/OverMighty/i-use-arch-btw

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; Example program that prints "Hello, World!"
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; Example program that prints "Hello, World!"

linux the linux linux linux linux linux linux linux i arch use way i linux btw
linux the linux i arch arch arch arch arch use way i arch arch btw arch arch
arch arch arch arch arch btw btw arch arch arch btw the linux i arch arch arch
arch arch use way i arch btw linux linux linux linux linux linux linux linux
linux linux linux linux btw linux linux linux the linux i arch arch arch use way
i btw linux the linux linux linux i arch use way i linux linux linux btw arch
arch arch btw linux linux linux linux linux linux btw linux linux linux linux
linux linux linux linux btw linux the linux linux linux i arch use way i btw
the linux linux linux i arch use way i linux btw

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> linux the linux linux linux linux linux linux linux i arch use way i linux btw
> linux the linux i arch arch arch arch arch use way i arch arch btw arch arch
> arch arch arch arch arch btw btw arch arch arch btw the linux i arch arch arch
> arch arch use way i arch btw linux linux linux linux linux linux linux linux
> linux linux linux linux btw linux linux linux the linux i arch arch arch use way
> i btw linux the linux linux linux i arch use way i linux linux linux btw arch
> arch arch btw linux linux linux linux linux linux btw linux linux linux linux
> linux linux linux linux btw linux the linux linux linux i arch use way i btw
> the linux linux linux i arch use way i linux btw

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#16 盧小小 / @VegetaLu - Score: 695 - 04/02/22 @ 05:40 
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