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1## The Ink Sea (v2)
2## The world is a page: a ruled paper sky, a sketched sun, and below the
3## horizon a sea of spilled ink that holds the night. A giant fountain pen
4## stands nib-down at the horizon, still writing the sea; a paper boat
5## sails the ink while letters rise out of the water like fireflies.
6## Made by Claude Fable 5 - a fable being written.
7##
8## v2 showcases three authoring improvements over fable_ink_sea.txt:
9##   1. Expression radii: the nib ripple is ONE continuously growing ring
10##      (v1 faked it with four phased `every 16 offset K` blocks).
11##   2. `offset DX,DY { ... }` translation scopes: wave/wake/reflection
12##      clusters share one animated offset instead of per-coordinate math.
13##   3. `fade`: a gold falling star streaks into the ink once per loop,
14##      its trail dissolving through per-frame layer fade (and finishing
15##      before the loop wraps, so the trail state stays seamless).
16version 0.1
17canvas 80x56
18
19# --- paper world ---
20pal paper0=#f4ead2 paper1=#ead9b4 paper2=#ddc697
21pal+ ruleInk=#c9b68d55 marginInk=#c96a5a44 sketch=#262238
22# --- ink world ---
23pal+ inkHz=#3a3f75 ink2=#23264d ink1=#191b3a ink0=#101126
24pal+ inkHi=#5a60a8 inkLo=#262a55 starW=#fdfdff starG=#ffd98c
25# --- boat ---
26pal+ boatW=#fffaf0 boatSh=#d8cbb2 flagRed=#c8503e reflW=#fffaf022
27# --- pen ---
28pal+ barrel0=#4a1f2e barrel1=#6e2f3f barrelHi=#a05a62
29pal+ goldB=#d9a441 goldHi=#ffe6a3 metalM=#565a75 metalHi=#9aa0bd metalD=#2e2e38
30# --- light and motion ---
31pal+ sunRef=#ffd98c66 penGlow=#9fe9ff2a
32pal+ rip0=#9fe9ffcc rip1=#7f9fe288 rip2=#5566aa55
33pal+ moteInk=#26223899 moteGold=#ffd98cbb
34
35const horizonY = 30
36
37bitmap seastarr" map S=starW {
38  SS"
39}
40
41bitmap glyph_oo" map G=moteInk {
42  .G.."
43  G.GG"
44  .G.."
45}
46
47bitmap glyph_ii" map G=moteInk {
48  GG"
49  .."
50  GG"
51}
52
53bitmap gold_sparkk" map G=moteGold {
54  GG"
55}
56
57# the boat is rigid, so it lives in a group and bobs as one stamp
58group paper_boatt" pivot 7,13 {
59  # sail with a soft shaded half and a fold line
60  poly 7,1 2,9 12,9 boatW
61  poly 7,1 12,9 7,9 boatSh
62  line 7,2 7,8 boatSh
63  line 7,1 2,9 sketch
64  line 7,1 12,9 sketch
65  # hull
66  poly 0,9 14,9 10,13 4,13 boatW
67  poly 7,9 14,9 10,13 7,13 boatSh
68  line 0,9 14,9 sketch
69  line 0,9 4,13 sketch
70  line 14,9 10,13 sketch
71  line 4,13 10,13 ink1
72  # little wax-red pennant
73  px 7,0 8,0 flagRed
74}
75
76# --- the page (sky) ---
77layer skyy"
78rect 0,0 80x10 paper0
79rect 0,10 80x10 paper1
80rect 0,20 80x10 paper2
81dither bayer at 0,8 80x4 paper0 paper1
82dither bayer at 0,18 80x4 paper1 paper2
83
84# ruled notebook lines and the red margin
85layer pagee"
86line 0,6 79,6 ruleInk
87line 0,13 79,13 ruleInk
88line 0,20 79,20 ruleInk
89line 0,27 79,27 ruleInk
90line 10,0 10,29 marginInk
91
92# a sketched, slightly unfinished sun
93ocirc 66,9 4 sketch
94px 70,9 paper1
95line 66,2 66,3 sketch
96line 71,4 72,3 sketch
97line 73,9 75,9 sketch
98line 71,14 72,15 sketch
99line 66,15 66,16 sketch
100line 61,14 60,15 sketch
101line 59,9 57,9 sketch
102line 61,4 60,3 sketch
103
104# the last written words trail off toward the pen
105line 38,24 43,24 ruleInk
106line 45,23 48,23 ruleInk
107px 50,22 ruleInk
108
109# --- the ink sea ---
110layer seaa"
111rect 0,horizonYY 80x2 inkHz
112rect 0,32 80x6 ink2
113rect 0,38 80x8 ink1
114rect 0,46 80x10 ink0
115dither bayer at 0,32 80x2 inkHz ink2
116dither bayer at 0,37 80x2 ink2 ink1
117dither bayer at 0,45 80x2 ink1 ink0
118
119# the night lives in the ink: stars float in the sea
120layer seastarss"
121scatter seastarr" in 3,33 74x20 count 12 seed 502
122px 12,48 44,41 70,52 21,36 starG
123
124# --- the fountain pen, writing the sea ---
125layer penn"
126rect 54,0 9x13 barrel1
127rect 54,0 2x13 barrel0
128rect 61,0 1x13 barrelHi
129rect 53,13 11x3 goldB
130px 62,13 63,14 goldHi
131poly 53,16 63,16 58,31 metalM
132line 54,17 57,28 metalHi
133line 62,17 59,28 metalD
134line 58,23 58,29 metalD
135px 58,21 metalD
136px 58,22 paper2
137
138timeline 0..47 {
139  each {
140    let swayX = lerp(-1, 1, sin01(tt))
141    let bobY = lerp(-1.2, 1.2, sin01(tt * 2))
142    let wA = lerp(-2, 2, sin01(tt))
143    let wB = lerp(-2, 2, sin01(tt + 0.33))
144    let wC = lerp(-2, 2, sin01(tt + 0.66))
145    let pulse = lerp(3, 5, sin01(tt * 3))
146    let boatX = 30 + swayXX
147    let boatY = 37 + bobYY
148
149    # the nib's soft light where it touches the ink
150    with layer penlightt" clear {
151      glow (58, 30) pulsee penGlow
152    }
153
154    # the falling star's trail dissolves a little every frame
155    with layer starfalll" {
156      fade 0.72
157    }
158
159    # one ripple ring per half-cycle, growing continuously from the nib
160    # (expression radii; ease-out so the ring decelerates as it spreads)
161    with layer ripplee" clear {
162      let rpA = ((framee % 16) / 16)
163      let rpB = (((framee + 8) % 16) / 16)
164      let easeA = (rpAA * (2 - rpAA))
165      let easeB = (rpBB * (2 - rpBB))
166      oellipse 58,31 (2 + 11 * easeAA) x (1 + 2.2 * easeAA) rip1
167      oellipse 58,31 (2 + 11 * easeBB) x (1 + 2.2 * easeBB) rip2
168      px 58,31 rip0
169    }
170
171    # waves and reflections: three swell phases, one offset scope each
172    with layer wavess" clear {
173      offset (wAA),(0) {
174        line 6,34 11,34 inkHi
175        line 44,35 49,35 inkHi
176        line 18,51 24,51 inkLo
177        line 60,52 65,52 inkLo
178        px 65,40 sunRef
179      }
180      offset (wBB),(0) {
181        line 8,31 13,31 inkHi
182        line 57,33 57,36 ink1
183        line 63,33 68,33 sunRef
184        line 14,39 19,39 inkLo
185        line 34,40 39,40 inkLo
186        line 68,41 73,41 inkLo
187      }
188      offset (wCC),(0) {
189        line 30,31 34,31 inkHi
190        line 59,34 59,38 ink1
191        line 64,36 67,36 sunRef
192        line 8,45 14,45 inkLo
193        line 28,47 33,47 inkLo
194        line 52,46 58,46 inkLo
195      }
196    }
197
198    # the paper boat rides the swell as one piece
199    with layer boatt" clear {
200      stamp paper_boatt" at (boatXX, boatYY) :pivot
201      offset (wAA),(bobYY) {
202        line 16,39 22,39 inkHi
203      }
204      offset (wBB),(0) {
205        line 12,41 17,41 inkLo
206      }
207      offset (swayXX),(bobYY) {
208        px 27,40 30,41 33,40 reflW
209      }
210    }
211
212    # letters rise from the ink around the pen and drift into the page
213    with layer motess" clear {
214      emit glyph_oo" at 58,24 count 5 spread 12x16 time framee vel 0x-1 jitter 1x1 life 22 loop 48 fade seed 41
215      emit glyph_ii" at 56,20 count 4 spread 14x14 time framee vel 0x-1 jitter 1x1 life 26 loop 48 fade seed 73
216      # gold dust in the boat's wake
217      emit gold_sparkk" at (boatXX - 9, boatYY + 2) count 5 spread 8x3 time framee vel -1x0 jitter 1x1 life 14 loop 48 fade seed 88
218    }
219  }
220
221  # once per loop, a wax-gold star falls from the page into the ink...
222  range 4..20 {
223    with layer starfalll" {
224      px (14 + 2 * localFramee),(4 + 1.6 * localFramee) goldB
225      px (15 + 2 * localFramee),(4 + 1.6 * localFramee) starG
226      glow (15 + 2 * localFramee, 4 + 1.6 * localFramee) 2 sunRef
227    }
228  }
229
230  # ...and lands with a small gold splash that fades on its own
231  at 21 {
232    with layer starfalll" {
233      px 45,30 47,30 starG
234      px 46,29 goldB
235      glow (46, 30) 3 sunRef
236    }
237  }
238
239  # sea-stars twinkle in the ink
240  every 8 offset 0 {
241    with layer twinklee" clear {
242      glow 12,48 2 sunRef
243      glow 63,35 2 penGlow
244      px 12,48 63,35 starW
245    }
246  }
247  every 8 offset 4 {
248    with layer twinklee" clear {
249      glow 34,50 2 sunRef
250      glow 70,52 2 penGlow
251      px 34,50 70,52 starW
252    }
253  }
254
255  # ink birds cross the paper sky
256  every 12 offset 0 {
257    with layer birdss" clear {
258      px 18,8 20,8 sketch
259      px 19,9 sketch
260      px 26,5 28,5 sketch
261      px 27,6 sketch
262    }
263  }
264  every 12 offset 6 {
265    with layer birdss" clear {
266      px 18,9 20,9 sketch
267      px 19,9 sketch
268      px 26,6 28,6 sketch
269      px 27,6 sketch
270    }
271  }
272}
273
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