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Bull in a China Shop

USACO · 2016 · US Open · platinum-2

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Published input5 5 5 aaaaa ..a.. bbabb ..a.. aaaaa 3 5 ..abb ..a.. aaaaa 5 2 a. a. aa a. a. 1 2 bb 1 5 bbabb 2 5 aaaaa ..a..modelAlgorithm ideaApply the task rule to this published instance, preserving the relationships defined by the statement.task resultExpected output3
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