Normally, these holes are arranged in a hexagonal pattern, but the algorithm generated a bizarre flower-like pattern of holes that no human would have thought of trying.

通常情况下，这些小孔是以一种六角形的图案排列的，但是该新型运算法则却生成了一种奇异的小孔花形图案，这是人类无法想到去尝试的。

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Usually, the season starts with a nice little pattern, a tri-petal flower or such like, one or maybe two in rape if we are lucky.

通常，怪圈季是以一个漂亮的小图案开场，比如三瓣花之类的。运气好的话，油菜田里会出现一两个怪圈。

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Normally, these holes are arranged in a hexagonal pattern, but the algorithm generated a bizarre flower-like pattern of holes that no human would have thought of trying.

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