The Crystal Turtle stirred. Its shell hummed. Slowly, it crawled forward, drawing a perfect square. Then another, rotated slightly. Then another. The lines began to overlap, creating a mesmerizing geometric mandala. The ninth square completed the first full symmetry—and by the 18th square, the star had closed upon itself like a cosmic knot.

controlled how many shapes would form the full circle. The Inner Loop drew a single square.

repeat 2 times do repeat 18 times do repeat 4 times do move forward 100 turn left 90 end turn left 20 end move forward 50 end The turtle drew the first 18 squares (the outer ring), then stepped inward and drew another 18 smaller squares, perfectly interleaved. The screen blazed with cyan and gold light.

She opened her Blockly workspace. The toolbox offered the usual: move forward , turn left/right , repeat , and repeat times .

But Level 9 was different.

She modified her code: