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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54862fbb3f90ac0002904cf5

Just the middle

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

Start file

Leave only the
numbered lines.
LINE 1
LINE 2
LINE 3
That's all.
Thank you
very much.

End file

LINE 1
LINE 2
LINE 3

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1,2d0
< Leave only the
< numbered lines.
6,8d3
< That's all.
< Thank you
< very much.

Solutions

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4216 active golfers, 11500 entries

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#1591 - Cnetwork / @WShuguang

01/02/2015 at 02:05PM

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#1592 - Akshay Hegde / @ajh_17

01/03/2015 at 08:53AM

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#1593 - Salleyron Julien / @juguul

01/04/2015 at 02:14PM

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#1594 - Carlos López / @morrizon

01/04/2015 at 05:04PM

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#1595 - @hauleth@hauleth.dev / @hauleth

01/04/2015 at 07:32PM

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#1596 - Michael Aston / @pennyOsl

01/07/2015 at 08:53PM

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#1597 - David Tenreiro / @AxDATF

01/08/2015 at 01:39AM

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#1598 - Chris Fleming / @chrisfl

01/08/2015 at 11:00AM

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#1599 - Tadeu Zagallo / @tadeuzagallo

01/08/2015 at 11:52AM

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#1600 - David Wright / @David27Wright

01/08/2015 at 05:00PM

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#1601 - David Rainsford / @davidrainsford

01/09/2015 at 12:44AM

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#1602 - blamitter ✏️ / @blamitter

01/09/2015 at 07:31PM

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#1603 - Hiroshi Kato / @kato1628

01/10/2015 at 11:12AM

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#1604 - Bruno Arueira / @bruno_arueira

01/10/2015 at 01:51PM

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#1605 - n/a / @tclamb

01/11/2015 at 08:28PM

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#1606 - Robbie Clarken / @robbieclarken

01/12/2015 at 12:28AM

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#1607 - Orpine / @OrpineX

01/12/2015 at 11:38AM

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#1608 - Andrea Mazzini / @theandreamazz

01/12/2015 at 04:13PM

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#1609 - Dr Rev J. “I am not a bot!” Kirchartz, KSC, KHS / @JKirchartz

01/13/2015 at 05:25AM

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#1610 - Eric Söderström / @eksoderstrom

01/13/2015 at 07:24AM

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#1611 - Scotland Stephenson / @alsoscotland

01/13/2015 at 07:08PM

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#1612 - Keith Mascarenhas / @keithxm23

01/14/2015 at 01:07PM

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#1613 - Christian Mönnig / @ch_moennig

01/14/2015 at 01:15PM

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#1614 - Steve Perkson / @stevePerkson

01/14/2015 at 07:04PM

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#1615 - GrupoCITEC / @GrupoCITEC

01/15/2015 at 02:53AM

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#1616 - Simon Mölzer / @h0wser

01/15/2015 at 02:28PM

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#1617 - Andreas Møller / @cullophid

01/15/2015 at 05:03PM

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#1618 - Aaron Whittington / @whittaaron

01/16/2015 at 12:42AM

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#1619 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / @lagunex

01/16/2015 at 11:07AM

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#1620 - papitoniño / @Anthony47470507

01/16/2015 at 03:08PM