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Sort and Tag

The goal is to sort these lines alphabetically, assign a unique identifier to each line in the format "[01]", "[02]", etc., and then restore the original order of the lines while preserving the assigned identifiers.

Start file
Charmander
____________________
Sprigatito
____________________
Meowscarada
____________________
Pikachu
____________________
Feraligatr
____________________
Hydreigon
____________________
Lucario
____________________
Blaziken
____________________
Dragonite
____________________
Garchomp
____________________
Pidgeot
____________________
Squirtle
____________________
Gardevoir
____________________
Alakazam
____________________
End file
[03] Charmander
____________________
[13] Sprigatito
____________________
[10] Meowscarada
____________________
[12] Pikachu
____________________
[05] Feraligatr
____________________
[08] Hydreigon
____________________
[09] Lucario
____________________
[02] Blaziken
____________________
[04] Dragonite
____________________
[06] Garchomp
____________________
[11] Pidgeot
____________________
[14] Squirtle
____________________
[07] Gardevoir
____________________
[01] Alakazam
____________________

View Diff

1c1
< Charmander
---
> [03] Charmander
3c3
< Sprigatito
---
> [13] Sprigatito
5c5
< Meowscarada
---
> [10] Meowscarada
7c7
< Pikachu
---
> [12] Pikachu
9c9
< Feraligatr
---
> [05] Feraligatr
11c11
< Hydreigon
---
> [08] Hydreigon
13c13
< Lucario
---
> [09] Lucario
15c15
< Blaziken
---
> [02] Blaziken
17c17
< Dragonite
---
> [04] Dragonite
19c19
< Garchomp
---
> [06] Garchomp
21c21
< Pidgeot
---
> [11] Pidgeot
23c23
< Squirtle
---
> [14] Squirtle
25c25
< Gardevoir
---
> [07] Gardevoir
27c27
< Alakazam
---
> [01] Alakazam

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#24 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:43AM

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#>24 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:45AM

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#>29 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:39AM

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#>31 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:34AM

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#>31 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:30AM

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#>33 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:28AM

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#>39 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:18AM

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#>40 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:15AM

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#>43 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:02AM

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#>43 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 01:10AM

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#>54 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 12:55AM

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#>63 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>71 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>80 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>81 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 12:29AM

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#>87 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>91 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>92 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>97 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

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#>108 - Oliver Novák / @doggopwn

08/24/2026 at 12:10AM