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+![wire colors, option 1](./img/wires-option1.png)
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 Option 2: WS2812 signal on center wire. This is not such a good match for intuition (blue is a signal and pink is GND) but all influences should cancel out and the central wire is not a power wire (i.e. doesn't get warm). This makes the most sense from a technical perspective.
 
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+![wire colors, option 2](./img/wires-option2.png)
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