Problem 42323. With apologies to William Blake

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Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 22 Aug 2015

Always difficult with James.

goc3 on 18 Aug 2021

James is the master of deceptively difficult Cody problems.

Brandon on 24 Apr 2023

Deceptively difficult indeed. Took me two wrong rabbit holes to even figure out what I was actually trying to do.
Of course, it would have helped a lot more if the test cases were better. 5 & 6 are the only useful ones till you realize 7 & 8 are practically giving you the answer.

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