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Hatsuyume

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyume

Start file
Hatsuyume

Fuji
Taka
Nasubi

Sen
Tabako
Zatō
End file
Hatsuyume

1 Fuji
2 Taka
3 Nasubi

4 Sen
5 Tabako
6 Zatō

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3,5c3,5
< Fuji
< Taka
< Nasubi
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> 1 Fuji
> 2 Taka
> 3 Nasubi
7,9c7,9
< Sen
< Tabako
< Zatō
---
> 4 Sen
> 5 Tabako
> 6 Zatō

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#101 drio / @drio - Score: 34 - 01/03/11 @ 04:51 
2jI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>2jI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#102 Andrei Dragomir / @adragomir - Score: 34 - 01/04/11 @ 03:00 
2jI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>2jI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#103 William Shackleton / @wshackleton - Score: 34 - 01/07/11 @ 09:44 
jjqqI1 <Esc>jq2@qj3@qh5<C-A>k4<C-A>k3<C-A>kk2<C-A>k<C-A>ZZ

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#104 Vladimir Parfinenko / @cypok - Score: 34 - 01/19/11 @ 00:45 
jjI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>jjI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#105 mightyfoo / @mightyfoo - Score: 34 - 05/26/11 @ 05:23 
2jI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>jjI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#106 Xavier Nayrac / @lkdjiin - Score: 34 - 12/30/11 @ 05:39 
2ji1 <Esc>+i2 <Esc>+i3 <Esc>+ji4 <Esc>+i5 <Esc>+i6 <Esc>ZZ

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#107 Christopher Brew / @Seph1rothVII - Score: 34 - 01/06/12 @ 15:38 
jjI1 <Down><Left><Left>2 <Down><Left><Left>3 <Down><Down><Left><Left>4 <Down><Left><Left>5 <Down><Left><Left>6 <Esc>ZZ

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#108 Michael / @patheticpat - Score: 34 - 12/17/12 @ 14:35 
2jI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>2jI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#109 Nándor Komzák / @rubymood - Score: 35 - 12/29/10 @ 15:35 
qaj>>0q@ar1@ar2@ar3j@ar4@ar5@ar6ZZ<NL>

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#110 Francesco / @fra_cek - Score: 35 - 02/13/12 @ 04:28 
2jI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>2jI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>:x<CR>

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#111 Levon Lloyd / @levonlloyd - Score: 36 - 02/04/11 @ 12:48 
jji1 <Left><Left><Down>2 <Left><Left><Down>3 <Left><Left><Down><Down>4 <Down><Left><Left>5 <Left><Left><Down>6 <Esc>:wq<CR>

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#112 Jakub Troszok / @zosoooo - Score: 36 - 05/04/11 @ 08:17 
2ji1 <Down><Left><Left>2 <Down><Left><Left>3 <Down><Down><Left><Left>4 <Down><Left><Left>5 <Down><Left><Left>6 <Esc>:wq<CR>

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#113 Andy Goldstein / @andygoldstein - Score: 37 - 12/29/10 @ 13:07 
<fd-35>3G<C-V>GI <Esc>i1<Esc>ji2<Esc>ji3<Esc>jxji4<Esc>ji5<Esc>ji6<Esc>ZZ

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#114 Advait Shinde / @thethimble - Score: 38 - 12/29/10 @ 13:03 
<fd-35>jjqwI1 <Esc>jq6@whr6kr5kr4kxxkr3kr2:wq<CR>

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#115 Jay Adkisson / @Jayferd - Score: 38 - 12/29/10 @ 13:48 
<fd-35>5jdd3k<C-V>G$x<C-V>G:!seq 6<CR>p<C-V>GlI <Esc>jjo<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#116 Sid Kasivajhula / @CountVajhula - Score: 39 - 12/29/10 @ 13:01 
<fd-35>GI6 <Esc>k.k.kk.k.k.hr1jr2jr3)jr4jr5:wq<CR>

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#117 Lee Marlow / @lmarlow - Score: 40 - 12/29/10 @ 15:57 
<fd-35><fd-60>jjI1 <Esc>jI2 <Esc>jI3 <Esc>jjI4 <Esc>jI5 <Esc>jI6 <Esc>ZZ

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#118 Soliman Sylvain / @sylvain_soliman - Score: 42 - 12/29/10 @ 13:22 
j!Gt<BS>cat -b | tr -d ' ' | tr '\t' ' '<CR>ZZ

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#119 Arto Vuori / @dhpe - Score: 45 - 08/30/12 @ 15:12 
3GVG:s/^/\=line(".") . " "<CR>3<C-X>k.k.kxxk2<C-X>k.k.ZZ

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#120 Dan Wanek / @zentourist - Score: 48 - 12/29/10 @ 12:46 
<fd-35>jji1 <Esc>j^i2 <Esc>j^i3 <Esc>jj^i4 <Esc>j^i <BS>5 <Esc>j^i6 <Esc>:wq<CR>

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#121 Przemysław Pawełczyk / @przemoc86 - Score: 52 - 12/30/10 @ 13:23 
!Gawk '{if(NR>1&&$0~/.+/)print++i,$0;else print}'<CR>ZZ

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#122 Cyril Pascal / @paxal - Score: 55 - 12/30/10 @ 09:37 
<Down><Down>i1 <Home><Down>2 <Home><Down>3 <Home><Down><Down>4 <Home><Down>5 <Home><Down>6 <Esc>ZZ

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#123 Chris Doble / @chrisdoble - Score: 56 - 12/29/10 @ 17:15 
<fd-35>:6d<CR>:3;$g/^/exec "s/^/".(line(".")-2)." /"<CR><Up><Up>O<Esc>ZZ

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#124 Ben Dowling / @coderholic - Score: 56 - 12/31/10 @ 08:54 
:3<CR>i1 <Down><Home>2 <Down><Home>3 <Down><Down><Home>4 <Down><Home>5 <Down><Home>6 <End><Esc>:x<CR>

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#125 Adam / @arboooz - Score: 62 - 12/29/10 @ 12:41 
<fd-35><CR><CR><CR><CR><CR><CR><CR><C-V>jjI <Esc>i1<C-C><C-C>ji2<C-C><C-C>ji3<C-C><C-C>jj<C-V>jjI <Esc>i1<BS>4<C-C><C-C>ji5<C-C><C-C>ji6<C-C><C-C>:w<CR>:q<CR>

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#126 Irfan Ahmad / @erfaan - Score: 75 - 12/29/10 @ 13:39 
<fd-35>i<Down><Down>1 <Down><Left><Left>2 <Down><Left><Left>3 <Down><Down><Left><Left>4 <Down><Left><Left>5 <Down><Left><Left>6 <Esc>:wq<CR>

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