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Article 8312 in rec.puzzles:
From: [email protected]
Subject: 4x4x4 Puzzle!
Date: 4 Mar 92 06:40:43 GMT
Organization: University of Northern Iowa
Lines: 60

I had a few requests to bring on the next block puzzle, so here it is:
      _____                    _____                _____
     |\    \                  |\    \              |\    \
     | \ ...\                 | \____\           __|_\____\
 ____| :\    \__     _________| |    |___      _|\    \   |
|\    \: \____\ \   |\    :    \|    |   \    |\| \____\  |
| \____* |    |__\  | \ ...:____*....|____\   | * |    |..|
| |    :\|    |  |  | :\    \   :    :    |   | ::|    |  |
 \|    : *____|  |   \: \____\  :    :    |    \: |....|  |
  *____:____:____|    \ |    |__:____:____|     \ |    |__|
                       \|    |                   \|    |
                        *____|                    *____|
   _____                                           _____
 _|\    \                                         |\    \
|\| \____\                                        | \____\
| * |    |___       __________                ____| |    |
| ::|    |   \     |\    :   _\___           |\    \|    |
 \: |....| ...\    | \____:.|\    \          | \ ...*....|
  \ |    |\    \   | |    |\| \____\         | :\    \   |
   \|    | \ ...\   \|    | * |    |          \: \ ...\  |
    *____| :\    \   *____| ::|    |           \ :\    \_|
          \: \____\        \: |....|            \: \____\
           \ |    |         \ |    |             \ |    |
            \|    |          \|    |              \|    |
             *____|           *____|               *____|
                            _____                   _____
         _____            _|\    \__         _____ |\    \
        |\___ \          |\| \____\ \       |\    \| \____\
      _|\    \.\         | * |    |__\      | \....* |    |
     |\| \____\ \        | ::|    |  |      | :\    :|    |
   __|_* |    |__\       _\:_*____|  |       \: \____|____|
  |\    \|    |  |      |\    :    \_|        \ |    |\    \
  | \____*....|__|      | \____:____\          \|    | \____\
  | |    :    |         | |    :    |           *____| |    |
   \|    :    |          \|    :    |                 \|    |
    *____:____|           *____:____|                  *____|

                             _____                  _____
   _____                    |\    \                |\    \
  |\    \   _____           | \ .._\___            | \____\
  | \ ...\ |\    \          | :\ |\    \           | |    |
  | :\    \| \____\          \: \| \____\          |:|    |
   \: \ ...* |    |___       _\__* |    |        __|_*____|
    \ :\    \|    |   \     |\    \|    |       |\    :    \
     \: \____*....|____\    | \____*....|       | \____:____\
      \ |    :    :    |    | |    :    |       | |    :    |
       \|    :    :    |     \|    :    |        \|    :    |
        *____:____:____|      *____:____|         *____:____|

THERE!  Now arrange these blocks to from a cube 4x4x4 units in size.
Extra credit for those who can solve this puzzle in their head!!

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