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Simple, Practical, and Common

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

Start file
*temp var1 0
*temp var2 "hi"
*temp var3 -1
*temp var4 42
*temp var5 "asdf"
*temp var6 0

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way."

This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.
End file
*temp var1 0
*temp var2 "hi"
*temp var3 -1
*temp var4 42
*temp var5 "asdf"
*temp var6 0
*temp var7 11

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way."

New text.

This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

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6a7
> *temp var7 11
8a10,11
> 
> New text.

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#2429 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 08:05PM

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#>2842 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 08:02PM

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#>3147 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 08:00PM

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#>3449 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:56PM

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#>3756 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:54PM

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#>4099 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:53PM

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#>5025 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:50PM

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#>5762 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:49PM

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#>6051 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 07:48PM

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#>6314 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 02:46PM

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#>6964 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 02:45PM

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#>7132 - Shunto J. Kobayashi / @sjkobayashi

02/13/2026 at 02:43PM