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This puzzle can be solved using the following concepts. Practice using these concepts and improve your skills.

Statement

 Goal

Back in the day, people had fun turning "recipes" into surprise images using typewriters.

Use the provided recipe to create a recognizable image.

Chunks in the recipe are separated by a space.
Each chunk will tell you either
nl meaning NewLine (aka Carriage Return)
~or~
how many of the character and what character

For example:
4z means zzzz
1{ means {
10= means ==========
5bS means \\\\\ (see Abbreviations list below)
27 means 77
123 means 333333333333
(If a chunk is composed only of numbers, the character is the last digit.)

So if part of the recipe is
2* 15sp 1x 4sQ nl
...that tells you to show
**               x''''
and then go to a new line.


Abbreviations used:
sp = space
bS = backSlash \
sQ = singleQuote '
and
nl = NewLine




Sources/references:
https://asciiart.cc
https://loriemerson.net/2013/01/18/d-i-y-typewriter-art/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyK5WvpFxqo
Input
string recipe
Output
string (multiple lines) to show the image the recipe creates
Constraints
5 ≤ Length of recipe ≤ 1000
There won't be any double quotes (") in the recipe
recipe will contain at least 1 nl
Example
Input
1sp 1/ 1bS 1_ 1/ 1bS nl 1( 1sp 1o 1. 1o 1sp 1) nl 1sp 1> 1sp 1^ 1sp 1< nl 2sp 3|
Output
 /\_/\
( o.o )
 > ^ <
  |||

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