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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 @rafe-murray:

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Solutions by @rafe-murray:
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#58 - Rafe Murray / @rafe-murray

01/16/2026 at 09:47AM

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#>73 - Rafe Murray / @rafe-murray

01/16/2026 at 09:44AM

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#>79 - Rafe Murray / @rafe-murray

01/16/2026 at 09:37AM

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#>79 - Rafe Murray / @rafe-murray

01/16/2026 at 09:43AM

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#>98 - Rafe Murray / @rafe-murray

01/16/2026 at 09:33AM