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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 576c778ea4896a561b01b4f2

Copy three lines

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

Start file
First:
	Junk text.
Second:
	Junk text.
Third:
	Junk text.
Last:
	Copy these lines,
        and replace the text
        in each heading above.
End file
First:
	Copy these lines,
        and replace the text
        in each heading above.
Second:
	Copy these lines,
        and replace the text
        in each heading above.
Third:
	Copy these lines,
        and replace the text
        in each heading above.
Last:
	Copy these lines,
        and replace the text
        in each heading above.

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With vimgolf.com's uptime issues, I don't know if anyone will get to play this.
It's tricky though, surprisingly so. I hope a few people manage to get it to
load.

Solutions by @phaym:

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Solutions by @phaym:
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#393 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:40AM

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#>428 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:39AM

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#>428 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:42AM

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#>476 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:32AM

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#>476 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:33AM

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#>476 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:34AM

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#>532 - phaym / @phaym

10/18/2025 at 03:31AM