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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54514fd7238fe900021e7c42

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Number words are back.

Start file
one two three

four five six

seven eight nine
End file
one
    two
        three

four
     five
          six

seven
      eight
            nine

View Diff

1c1,3
< one two three
---
> one
>     two
>         three
3c5,7
< four five six
---
> four
>      five
>           six
5c9,11
< seven eight nine
---
> seven
>       eight
>             nine

Solutions

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#69 F Prades Illanes / @fprades - Score: 67 - 10/30/14 @ 13:48 
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#69 - F Prades Illanes / @fprades

10/30/2014 at 01:48PM