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+# solution
+
+my solution to the example can be viewed and tried on [uiuapad](https://uiua.org/pad?src=0_14_0-dev_5__JCAzICAgNAokIDQgICAzCiQgMiAgIDUKJCAxICAgMwokIDMgICA5CiQgMyAgIDMKCiMgc3BsaXQgc3RyaW5nIG9uIG5ld2xpbmUgaW50bwojIGFycmF5IG9mIGVxdWFsIGxlbmd0aCBzdHJpbmdzCkxpbmVzIOKGkCDiipziiJjiirjiiaBAXG4KCiMgc3BsaXRzIGVhY2ggc3RyaW5nIG9uIHNwYWNlIGNoYXIKIyBpbnRvIGFycmF5IG9mIHBhaXJzIG9mIG51bWJlcnMKUGFyc2Ug4oaQIOKJoeKKnOKLleKKuOKJoEAgCgojIHNvcnQgZWFjaCBjb2x1bW4sIHRoZW4gc3VtIHRoZQojIGFic29sdXRlIGRpZmZlcmVuY2VzIG9mIHRoZQojIHNvcnRlZCBwYWlycwpTb2wg4oaQIC8r4oy1Ly3iiaHijYbijYkKCuKNpC4gPTExIFNvbCBQYXJzZSBMaW5lcwo=)