Carrot, 4 bytes, non-competing

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s).

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Explanation

.^ Sets the stack-string to "."
 *7 Append seven duplicates of the stack-string to itself
 Implicit output

Carrot, 4 bytes

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s).

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Explanation

.^ Sets the stack-string to "."
 *7 Append seven duplicates of the stack-string to itself
 Implicit output

#Carrot , 4 bytes, non-competing

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s).

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###Explanation

.^ Sets the stack-string to "."
 *7 Append seven duplicates of the stack-string to itself
 Implicit output

Carrot , 4 bytes, non-competing

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s).

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Explanation

.^ Sets the stack-string to "."
 *7 Append seven duplicates of the stack-string to itself
 Implicit output

#Carrot, 4 bytes, non-competing

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s). Counter-intuitive, eh?

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#Carrot, 4 bytes, non-competing

.^*7

Prints ........ (8 .s).

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###Explanation

.^ Sets the stack-string to "."
 *7 Append seven duplicates of the stack-string to itself
 Implicit output