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2023-05-01 13:05 dustin  
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THANKS PETER LIEPA AND  chris  GRAY FOR THE WORLD'S BEST RETRO VIDEO GAME! :D  
  
THE CANADIAN FLAG KIND OF REPRESENTS ITS GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:  
\ LEFT RED AREA: PACIFIC OCEAN  
\ MIDDLE WHITE AREA WITH RED MAPLE LEAF: CANADA ITSELF, WITH THE SUGAR MAPLE BEING THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC CANADIAN TREE  
\ RIGHT RED AREA: ATLANTIC OCEAN  
  
THE LOCATION OF CANADA RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO BIGGEST OCEANS ON EARTH IS ALSO MANIFESTED IN THE NATIONAL MOTTO "A MARI USQUE AD MARE" (FROM SEA TO SEA). THE MOTTO IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE BIBLE (LATIN TRANSLATION), AND I GUESS IT WAS KEPT IN LATIN LANGUAGE BECAUSE CANADA HAS TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES - ENGLISH AND FRENCH - AND IF YOU WERE TO TRANSLATE THE MOTTO, THEN WHICH LANGUAGE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?  
  
i also had a similar "language problem" with the cave title, but as english is the slightly more popular canadian language, it became an english title ;)  
  
LUCKILY, NOT ONLY THE FAMOUS CANADIAN MAPLE SYRUP AND MAPLE CANDY HAVE MADE THEIR WAY OVER THE ATLANTIC, BUT ALSO - BOULDER DASH! :D  
  
BTW THE CAVE IS HARDER THAN IT MIGHT LOOK - IT'S A KIND OF INOFFICIAL CSO CAVE! :D

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2023-05-01 13:33 dustin  
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edit: maple is also a symbol for strength and endurance, as well as unity, tolerance and peace.  
  
personally i quite like the flag for its uniqueness and because it's based so much on nature and geography! :d

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2023-05-04 23:22 dustin  
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similar runs,  Arno  :d