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swap number pairs

Swap the numbers in a bunch of 2-element arrays.

Start file
[2, 1], [5, 4]
[6, 3]
[7, 4]
[8, 2], [12, 11]
End file
[1, 2], [4, 5]
[3, 6]
[4, 7]
[2, 8], [11, 12]

View Diff

1,4c1,4
< [2, 1], [5, 4]
< [6, 3]
< [7, 4]
< [8, 2], [12, 11]
---
> [1, 2], [4, 5]
> [3, 6]
> [4, 7]
> [2, 8], [11, 12]

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#382 ahappyston1 / @ahappyston1 - Score: 120 - 09/27/24 @ 10:32
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