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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54df95a4a4b28331e9000003

Space out the alphabet

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

Start file

abcde
fghij
klmno
pqrst
uvwxyz

End file

a   b   c   d   e
f   g   h   i   j
k   l   m   n   o
p   q   r   s   t
u   v   w   x   y   z

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Why 3? Why spaces?

Solutions by @bornintheflames:

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Solutions by @bornintheflames:

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05/05/2017 at 10:48PM

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#>189 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

05/05/2017 at 10:47PM

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#>252 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

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#>264 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

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#>283 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

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#>359 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

05/05/2017 at 10:34PM

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#>429 - Remus Dalrymple / @bornintheflames

12/26/2023 at 08:27PM