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$ vimgolf put 4fbf8e303be58b0001000024

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  }
}

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> {
>   Vertex('x'): {
>     Vertex('v'): Edge(Vertex('v'), Vertex('x')), 
>     Vertex('z'): Edge(Vertex('z'), Vertex('x')), 
>     Vertex('y'): Edge(Vertex('y'), Vertex('x'))
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>   Vertex('y'): {
>     Vertex('x'): Edge(Vertex('y'), Vertex('x')), 
>     Vertex('w'): Edge(Vertex('w'), Vertex('y')), 
>     Vertex('z'): Edge(Vertex('z'), Vertex('y'))
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>     Vertex('y'): Edge(Vertex('z'), Vertex('y')), 
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>     Vertex('y'): Edge(Vertex('w'), Vertex('y'))
>   }
> }

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#23 Jacob Vosmaer / @jacobvosmaer - Score: 84 - 06/03/12 @ 06:01 
:set et sts=2 sw=2<CR>:s/)), /)), \r/g<CR>:%s/{/{\r/g<CR>:%s/}/\r}/g<CR>:%s/},/},\r<CR>gg=G7G31<<ZZ

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#24 Dave@Highgroove / @HighgrooveDave - Score: 85 - 05/31/12 @ 09:54 
:%s/{/{\r  /g<CR><C-V>5kI  <Esc>:%s/)),/)), \r   /g<CR>:%s/))}, /))\r  },\r  /g<CR>G$$hi<CR><BS><BS><Esc>la<CR><BS><BS><Esc>:wq<CR>

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#25 Thijs Brobbel / @tiesmaster - Score: 98 - 05/29/12 @ 05:46 
:s/{V/{<C-V><CR>    V/g<CR>:%s/)), V/)), <C-V><CR>    V/g<CR>:%s/}, V<BS><BS><BS><BS>))}, V/))<C-V><CR>  },<C-V><CR>  V/g<CR>G$i<CR><Esc>04xk$i<CR><BS><BS><Esc>ggjxxZZ

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#26 Michaël M. / @asenar - Score: 99 - 06/02/12 @ 13:24 
aRT<Esc>:s/}, /},RT/g<CR>:s/))}/))RT}/g<CR>:s/)), \|.{/&RTT/g<CR>:s/}}/}R}/g<CR>:s/{{/{RT{/g<CR>:s/T/  /g<CR>:s/R/\r/g<CR>ZZ

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#27 Nik Johnson / @JumpandSpinWin - Score: 111 - 06/01/12 @ 11:55 
a<CR>  <Esc>qqf{a<CR>  <Esc>]}i<CR><BS><BS><Esc>llls<CR><Esc>q@q@q@q@q@qi<CR><BS><BS><Esc>kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkjqq:s/)), /)), \r/g<BS><BS>  /g<CR>u:<Up><Left><kHome>%<kEnd><Left><Left>  <CR>:q<CR>:wq<Esc><Esc>:wq<CR>

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#28 Jason Felice / @eraserhd - Score: 128 - 06/19/12 @ 16:39 
:%s/\({\|)), \|))\)<BS>\<BS>|}, \|}\)/\1<C-V><CR>/g<CR>:33d<CR>:%s/}, /},<CR>:3,5><CR>u:set sw=2<CR>:3,5><CR>:8,10><CR>:13,15><CR>:18,20><CR>:23,25><CR>:28,30><CR>:2,31><CR>:wq<CR>

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Created by: @jpauldaigle

28 active golfers, 76 entries

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#1 - Urtica dioica / @udioica

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#2 - Tim Chase / @gumnos

05/27/2012 at 11:51AM

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#3 - Conner McDaniel / @connermcd

06/18/2012 at 07:47AM

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#4 - Victor Ramirez / @virako

10/19/2012 at 05:35PM

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#5 - Kerson Hsiao / @KersonHsiao

06/24/2012 at 11:04PM

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#6 - Rod Knowlton / @codelahoma

05/25/2012 at 04:55PM

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#7 - quintin / @quintinjeannoel

05/30/2012 at 01:37PM

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#8 - Justin Love / @wondible

06/02/2012 at 07:58AM

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#9 - 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa

05/25/2012 at 08:49AM

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#10 - h_east (DDD ready) / @h_east

05/25/2012 at 09:40AM

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#11 - Édouard M'tou / @DouardM

10/09/2012 at 12:42PM

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#12 - Benoit Mortgat / @Benoit_Mortgat

06/05/2012 at 12:16PM

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#13 - Glen / @Glen_S

07/21/2012 at 09:36PM

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#14 - shutl_test / @shutl_test

06/06/2012 at 05:02AM

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#15 - Слава / @slava_and_ipad

08/08/2012 at 07:35AM

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#16 - Benson Kim / @BensonRLA

06/05/2012 at 10:52AM

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#17 - ise0615 / @ise0615

05/25/2012 at 10:45AM

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#18 - Javier Blanco / @jbgutierrez

05/28/2012 at 02:49PM

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#19 - John Whitley / @johnwhitley

05/28/2012 at 10:57AM

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#20 - Scott Nielsen / @smniel

05/25/2012 at 03:34PM

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#21 - Daniel Erlandsson / @danneerlandsson

05/28/2012 at 02:19AM

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#22 - Dan Dorman / @dandorman

05/25/2012 at 09:32AM

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#23 - Jacob Vosmaer / @jacobvosmaer

06/03/2012 at 06:01AM

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#24 - Dave@Highgroove / @HighgrooveDave

05/31/2012 at 09:54AM

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#25 - Thijs Brobbel / @tiesmaster

05/29/2012 at 05:46AM

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#26 - Michaël M. / @asenar

06/02/2012 at 01:24PM

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#27 - Nik Johnson / @JumpandSpinWin

06/01/2012 at 11:55AM

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#28 - Jason Felice / @eraserhd

06/19/2012 at 04:39PM