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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 54df95a4a4b28331e9000003

Space out the alphabet

Put 3 spaces between adjacent letters.

Start file

abcde
fghij
klmno
pqrst
uvwxyz

End 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

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Why 3? Why spaces?

Solutions

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qaa   <Esc>llq.l.hhhhhhh.hhh.hhhh.jhhhhhhhhh.l.l.l.<Esc>j0.l.l..hh<Esc>xxx.iuu<Esc>uu.<BS>xx@a<Esc>kkhhhxxxhxxx<Esc>jjj0<Esc>@a.<BS><BS><Esc>h.<Esc>hhhh.lllll<Esc>xxx.<Esc>is<Esc>.<Esc>xi<Esc>@ahhhhxxx<Esc>lh@a<Esc>j0<Esc>@ah.lhl.l.l.<Esc>:ZZ<CR>:wq<CR>

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