unless im stupid (which is a high probability), this meownimum cycles. 

I originally made a 38 where I forgot to use the Glyph of Proliferation Catalyst at the end, but improved it to 36 once I realized I was a stupid idiot. 

The existence of the ominous glyph of purification that I never used has me worried that I missed something obvious, but if I didn't, I'm guessing a lot of people will get 36 because of how easy this felt to calculate and actually build.

I'm sure theres still lots of cost to be defunded from the normal bonded output assembly, but the triplex section seems quite optimal. I had a different solution with 560 cost that I just barely couldnt get to work (and also couldn't be bothered to get to work) so I wouldn't be surprised if people get cost to the mid to low 500s. 

The main cost annoyances I have with this design include arm 16 which is 1 cycle away from being a single arm instead of a hex arm, but a single arm would just barely collide with the second to last normal output.
There's also arm 17 which literally just outputs the second to last normal output.



This was a very fun puzzle, can't wait to see how cheap it gets, or how fast it gets if I missed something.

Meow!