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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

View Diff

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

Solutions by @jkrause314:

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Solutions by @jkrause314:
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#26 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

02/12/2016 at 09:28PM

23
#>39 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

11/19/2015 at 06:36AM

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#>44 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

11/19/2015 at 06:34AM