Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

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Recursive Cowsay

Convert 'cowsay' statement to recursive output

Start file

 ________________________________________ 
/ Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke! \
\ - do you?                              /
 ---------------------------------------- 
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

End file

 __________________________________________ 
/ ________________________________________ \
|/ Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke! \|
|\ - do you?                              /|
| ---------------------------------------- |
|        \   ^__^                          |
|         \  (oo)\_______                  |
|            (__)\       )\/\              |
|                ||----w |                 |
|                ||     ||                 |
\------------------------------------------/
        \   ^__^
         \  (oo)\_______
            (__)\       )\/\
                ||----w |
                ||     ||

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1,4c1,11
<  ________________________________________ 
< / Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke! \
< \ - do you?                              /
<  ---------------------------------------- 
---
>  __________________________________________ 
> / ________________________________________ \
> |/ Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke! \|
> |\ - do you?                              /|
> | ---------------------------------------- |
> |        \   ^__^                          |
> |         \  (oo)\_______                  |
> |            (__)\       )\/\              |
> |                ||----w |                 |
> |                ||     ||                 |
> \------------------------------------------/

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