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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 @alythobani:

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Solutions by @alythobani:
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#18 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:16AM

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#>35 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:15AM

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#>57 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:14AM

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#>97 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:12AM

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#>101 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:10AM

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#>104 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:09AM

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#>113 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:08AM

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#>118 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:07AM

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#>136 - Aly Thobani / @alythobani

11/24/2025 at 06:06AM