I've tried and failed at this. An ASCII representation of an American Flag. But, here's the catch. Make it proportionate to the real flag with the right amount of stars and stripes in the right locations. I.e. Star configuration of 5 rows of 6 stars and 4 rows of 5 stars starting and ending with a row of 6 stars and alternating with a row of 5 stars:

*   *   *   *   *   *
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*   *   *   *   *   *
  *   *   *   *   *  
*   *   *   *   *   *
  *   *   *   *   *  
*   *   *   *   *   *
  *   *   *   *   *  
*   *   *   *   *   *
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Start and end with red (dark) stripe. And have stripes red/whi/red/whi/red/whi/red beside the union (as a standard flag) See http://www.counterclaim.com/flags/USFlag800.gif for a proper flag and help me figure this thing out. It's driving me nuts. And of course, it must be obfuscated (smaller the better).

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