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I want to copy the last line’s brackets, quotes, and commas to each line. How?

Start file
  #808220    #FF0214    #FFD840    #708230
  #808200    #FF0170    #FFD820    #708210
  #808180    #FF0144    #FFD800    #708190
  #808160    #FF0120    #FFD780    #708170
  #808140    #FF0074    #FFD760    #708150
  #808120    #FF0050    #FFD740    #708130
  #808100    #FF0024    #FFD720    #708110
['#808080', '#FF0000', '#FFD700', '#708090']
End file
['#808220', '#FF0214', '#FFD840', '#708230']
['#808200', '#FF0170', '#FFD820', '#708210']
['#808180', '#FF0144', '#FFD800', '#708190']
['#808160', '#FF0120', '#FFD780', '#708170']
['#808140', '#FF0074', '#FFD760', '#708150']
['#808120', '#FF0050', '#FFD740', '#708130']
['#808100', '#FF0024', '#FFD720', '#708110']
['#808080', '#FF0000', '#FFD700', '#708090']

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1,7c1,7
<   #808220    #FF0214    #FFD840    #708230
<   #808200    #FF0170    #FFD820    #708210
<   #808180    #FF0144    #FFD800    #708190
<   #808160    #FF0120    #FFD780    #708170
<   #808140    #FF0074    #FFD760    #708150
<   #808120    #FF0050    #FFD740    #708130
<   #808100    #FF0024    #FFD720    #708110
---
> ['#808220', '#FF0214', '#FFD840', '#708230']
> ['#808200', '#FF0170', '#FFD820', '#708210']
> ['#808180', '#FF0144', '#FFD800', '#708190']
> ['#808160', '#FF0120', '#FFD780', '#708170']
> ['#808140', '#FF0074', '#FFD760', '#708150']
> ['#808120', '#FF0050', '#FFD740', '#708130']
> ['#808100', '#FF0024', '#FFD720', '#708110']

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#167 Yan Sidyakin / @sidyakinian - Score: 1221 - 07/10/24 @ 21:30
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