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The implications of the circles in the 1989-91 seasons seemed unavoidable - there was every indication of intelligent design. The Mandelbrot formation underlined this; whilst the symbolism of the previous designs was open to debate, this was an obvious representation of an image that was well known. The consequences of these developments for the various theories put forward to explain the References The Operation White Crow material is drawn from my notes, taken at a talk by Colin Andrews in 1990. The description of the trilling noise also comes from my own notes, from a talk by George Wingfield. Details of the BBC's recording of this (or a similar noise) is described in John Macnish's book, Crop Circle Apocalypse. Operation Blackbird is described in the same book and also in Schnabel's Round in Circles. (See Further Reading.) Practice Much of the significance of the 1990 formations was the obvious implication of intelligent design. Many attempts were made at interpreting the pictograms. Can you detect any hidden pattern? Try constructing the basic shapes, look for the repeated motifs that a codebreaker or cryptologist would use. Is there any sense of logic or evolution? Try using your intuitive faculty on the designs that appeal to you; what do they communicate or inspire? What correspondences to other symbols can you Mandelbrot formation cause of the circles are discussed in the next chapter.