What a blockhead

Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.

Actions Used

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Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
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Base64 Encode
Encodes or decodes text or files using Base64 encoding.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=What%20a%20blockhead
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=What%20a%20blockhead
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “What a blockhead” end tell

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