Problem 44389. Just take it easy for a second or two!

Created by David Verrelli

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David Verrelli on 4 Jan 2018

Hello, Cody player. Your code here _can_ pass the Test Suite. You may have been a little unlucky with the Cody server when you submitted, but this same code passed as Solution 1403953. (Alternatively, it might be possible to tweak your code.) So I invite you to try again. —DIV.

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David Verrelli on 9 Nov 2017

This hack has been disallowed in the updated Test Suite.

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