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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 52232097e52582000200002c

Untangle my tail, please!

You know, this words were playing to chase their tails and Oops! What happened? Now we have a complete mess, their tails are totally tangled, can you please help them to untangle their tails?

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren,
no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

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Loerz ipfhz doybe sig amrg, coafrgrghe saqvcfpvat elvge, seq dinz noahzl eiezbq
tezcbe inivqhag ut laober et doyber matan alvdhlnz erng, seq dinz voyhcghn. At
veeb eof et acphfnz et jufgb dub doyberf et ea reohz. Strg clvgn kafq guoretera,
no sen taxvzngn saapghf esg Loerz ipfhz doybe sig amrg.

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< Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
< tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
< vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren,
< no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
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> Loerz ipfhz doybe sig amrg, coafrgrghe saqvcfpvat elvge, seq dinz noahzl eiezbq
> tezcbe inivqhag ut laober et doyber matan alvdhlnz erng, seq dinz voyhcghn. At
> veeb eof et acphfnz et jufgb dub doyberf et ea reohz. Strg clvgn kafq guoretera,
> no sen taxvzngn saapghf esg Loerz ipfhz doybe sig amrg.

Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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33 active golfers, 60 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

09/01/2013 at 05:44PM

16

#2 - John Braxler / @braxler

10/10/2014 at 05:18PM

16

#3 - Saurav Shrestha / @zaurav

04/14/2016 at 06:51PM

16

#4 - Oskar Fridell / @rax0m

10/09/2017 at 08:23AM

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#5 - theMagni / @The_theMagni

07/12/2018 at 02:40AM

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#6 - Miłosz Łakomy / @foobar01123

10/07/2021 at 12:22PM

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#7 - russellzhaomao / @russellzhaomao

06/12/2022 at 03:09AM

16

#8 - Alex / @AlexanderHeatl2

07/08/2022 at 09:39PM

16

#9 - Peppa Pig / @PeppaPi95550250

07/03/2024 at 04:52AM

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#10 - Bunwut Tson / @NbTson

09/01/2013 at 11:18AM

17

#11 - farseer / @FarseerSee2012

09/01/2013 at 12:28PM

17

#12 - Kai Yuan / @kentyuan

09/01/2013 at 12:35PM

17

#13 - Petro Тrouq / @zulolosi

09/01/2013 at 12:38PM

17

#14 - Steve Tjoa / @stevetjoa

09/01/2013 at 03:55PM

17

#15 - ———đίxίє—flαтlίиє——— / @_dixie_flatline

09/01/2013 at 04:05PM

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#16 - James / @Dronak

09/01/2013 at 11:01PM

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#17 - Volodymyr / @vkrest

09/02/2013 at 01:05PM

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#18 - Stephen Drodge / @sjdrodge

09/20/2013 at 03:50AM

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#19 - mnx / @mnxx

09/20/2013 at 08:29PM

17

#20 - Jon Krause / @jkrause314

12/23/2015 at 05:02AM

17

#21 - Majo / @majodurco

12/21/2016 at 10:41AM

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#22 - James Marshall / @astrophd

10/23/2022 at 03:33AM

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#23 - brett / @brettyukich

09/21/2013 at 05:29AM

18

#24 - James T. Huggett / @Jmeshka

09/27/2013 at 05:51AM

18

#25 - Mac Heller-Ogden / @twosoul

11/23/2013 at 05:22PM

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#26 - Stijn Seghers / @StijnSeghers

02/06/2014 at 12:23PM

18

#27 - Alex Koch 👨‍🍳👨‍💻🌹 / @alex_w_k

03/24/2017 at 01:58AM

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#28 - Tanzeel Kazi / @tanzeelkazi

08/25/2020 at 04:32PM

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#29 - Hachez Floran / @FloranHachez

09/02/2013 at 11:48AM

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#30 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/19/2015 at 02:17PM