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+<title>Whispering Fractal Veins — exploration</title>
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+<div id="info">neurameba · physarum exploration</div>
+<div id="controls"><span id="play-btn">play</span><span id="reset-btn">reset</span></div>
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+const text = "# Telegram Bridge\n\nConnect your motd account to Telegram. Receive bookmarked content on your phone. Message motd users from Telegram.\n\n---\n\n## Connect Your Account\n\nIn the motd terminal:\n\n```\n> /connect telegram\n\nConnect Telegram:\n\n  https://t.me/motdsocial_bot?start=yourname_a8f3k2\n\n  Click the link. Tap Start in Telegram. Done.\n```\n\nClick the link. It opens Telegram with the motd bot. Tap Start. Your accounts are linked.\n\nThe link expires after 10 minutes. Type `/connect telegram` again for a fresh one.\n\n## Disconnect\n\n```\n> /disconnect telegram\n\n✓ Telegram disconnected.\n```\n\n---\n\n## Messaging from Telegram\n\n### Send a message to a motd user\n\nIn Telegram, message the bot:\n\n```\n/msg mika hey, saw your project — looks great\n```\n\nThe message appears as a public post in the motd feed with the `[telegram]` tag.\n\nIf you have a connected motd account, it's posted under your motd username. If not, it shows as `telegram:yourname`.\n\n### Rate limits\n\n- Non-motd Telegram users: 5 messages per hour\n- Connected motd users: 30 messages per hour\n- Same 500 character limit as motd\n\n---\n\n## Receiving on Telegram\n\nWhen your Telegram is connected, the bot forwards:\n\n- New posts from users you bookmarked\n- New posts matching tags you bookmarked\n- Replies to your posts\n- Posts that @mention you\n\n**Not forwarded:**\n- The entire feed\n- Posts from killed/filtered users\n- Posts from users with high filter scores\n\n### Replying from Telegram\n\nReply to a forwarded message in Telegram (using Telegram's reply feature) and it creates a threaded reply on motd.\n\n---\n\n## Notification Settings\n\nIn `/settings`, connected users see:\n\n```\nTelegram notifications: on\n  Notify on: bookmarked users/tags, mentions/replies\n```\n\nToggle each notification type on or off.\n\n---\n\n## Bot Commands\n\nIn Telegram:\n\n| Command | What it does |\n|---------|-------------|\n| `/start` | Welcome message |\n| `/msg [user] [message]` | Message a motd user |\n| `/feed` | Last 5 posts from your bookmarks |\n| `/help` | Show commands |\n\n---\n\n## Notes\n\n- Only text posts bridge between motd and Telegram. Media is not forwarded.\n- Posts from Telegram follow the normal 30-day lifecycle.\n- The `[telegram]` tag is auto-added to all bridge posts. You can bookmark or kill it.\n- Your kill list applies to Telegram — filtered users won't appear in your Telegram notifications.\n";
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