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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 @constap:

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Solutions by @constap:
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#33 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 05:21AM

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#>56 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 04:34AM

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#>56 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 05:14AM

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#>69 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:55AM

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#>77 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:54AM

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#>84 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:53AM

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#>102 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:46AM

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#>116 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:43AM

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#>123 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:40AM

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#>136 - constap / @constap

09/24/2025 at 03:39AM