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Checkerboard case pattern

All the squares are white. Make some of them black. But only the right ones.

Start file
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaa
End file
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa
aAaAaAaA
AaAaAaAa

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1,8c1,8
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
< aaaaaaaa
---
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa
> aAaAaAaA
> AaAaAaAa

Solutions by @connermcd:

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Created by: @udioica

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Solutions by @connermcd:
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#5 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

11/29/2012 at 12:12PM

17
#>17 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

11/29/2012 at 12:02PM

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#>33 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

11/29/2012 at 11:57AM

22
#>38 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

11/29/2012 at 11:54AM