Wide Retraction Towers (Stringing/Oozing/Blobs)

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All the retraction towers, stringing tests, oozing tests, etc. that I've found all have the towers/features relatively close together. I find that I'm able to print those tests pretty flawlessly. However, on real prints, I still find blobs and strings. This test aims to fix that by introducing long travel moves. When your hotend has to travel a long distance, filament can ooze out, leaving blobs and strings when it the oozed filament impacts the print. You won't see this in normal retraction towers because the towers are too close together. On real prints, with longer travel moves, you'll see it. The total width of the print is 200mm. The towers are 25mm tall with five 5mm segments. The base of each tower is 1mm thick.