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defaultfont:="ptmr8r";
warningcheck:=0;
beginfig(1)
numeric psi,iter,c,r,t,cv;
path p;
psi=137.6;
iter=200;
c=5;
r=0;
for i=iter downto 1:
t:=sqrt(i);
r:=(r+psi) mod 360;
cv:=cosd((i/iter)*90);
p:=((0,0)--(t,1)--
(t+1,0)--(t,-1)--cycle)
rotated r;
fill p scaled c withcolor (1,cv,0);
draw p scaled c;
endfor;
endfig;
end;