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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 50be61aea748a30002000047

abcd > a b c d

transform the single spaces into 4 spaces repeat for each line

Start 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
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
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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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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End file
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View Diff

diff --git a/abin.txt b/about.txt
index d1b2694..78d4fdd 100644
--- a/abin.txt
+++ b/about.txt
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
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