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

Solutions by @alastairsounds:

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Created by: @maharba6

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Solutions by @alastairsounds:
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#22 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 08:09PM

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#>39 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 08:07PM

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#>61 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 08:04PM

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#>77 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 08:02PM

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#>83 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 08:01PM

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#>99 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/16/2026 at 07:58PM

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#>108 - Alastair / @alastairsounds

04/14/2026 at 10:51PM