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Remove adjacent duplicates

Try to find a way to remove adjacent duplicate letters.

Start file

a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s

End file

a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

View Diff

1c1
< a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s
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> a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

Solutions by @Null-Delta:

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#99 - Delta Null / @Null-Delta

05/27/2026 at 01:07PM

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#>144 - Delta Null / @Null-Delta

05/27/2026 at 12:45PM