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Start file
one two three

four five six

seven eight nine
End file
one
    two
        three

four
     five
          six

seven
      eight
            nine

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1c1,3
< one two three
---
> one
>     two
>         three
3c5,7
< four five six
---
> four
>      five
>           six
5c9,11
< seven eight nine
---
> seven
>       eight
>             nine

Solutions

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#45 Valentino / iv_alentino - Score: 30 - 03/20/15 @ 16:46 
qqYppver w.kb.kf D+;Djjjq2@qZZ

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#46 Gerald Tilma / GeraldTilma - Score: 31 - 10/22/15 @ 02:39 
qqY2pkf Djv0r 2wDDjv0r jjq2@qZZ

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#47 Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist - Score: 32 - 11/10/14 @ 16:53 
qqyyppveer kver elDkF D4j<Home>q2@qZZ

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#48 Timothée Gauthier / zmf_tim - Score: 32 - 11/10/14 @ 20:29 
qaYPPf D2elD0v;r +2;v0r ++q2@aZZ

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#49 Maxime Parisse / maximeparisse - Score: 32 - 01/10/16 @ 22:38 
qaYPPf D2elD0v;r +2;v0r ++q2@aZZ

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#50 ltn614 / ltn614 - Score: 33 - 09/22/15 @ 08:40 
qqY2pvf r wwhD+v2f r (f D)+q2@qZZ

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#51 Ricardo M. Vilchis / ajkaanbal - Score: 36 - 10/29/14 @ 22:25 
qaY2pkf d$jviwr wf d$jf v0r jjq2@aZZ

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#52 Francisco J Martin / aficionado - Score: 36 - 11/04/14 @ 22:48 
qaY2pkf d$jviwr wf d$jf v0r jjq2@aZZ

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#53 David Daniel / davedan7 - Score: 37 - 03/20/15 @ 16:51 
D+Dj<Esc>uuqqYppver w.kb.kf D+;Djjjq2@qZZ

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#54 ɐʇnɥsɐpoʇ / todashuta - Score: 59 - 03/26/15 @ 07:13 
qqyyppjjq2@q11r klD05r klDkk09r klD04r klD--7r klD03r klDZZ

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#55 F Prades Illanes / fprades - Score: 67 - 10/30/14 @ 13:48 
ea<CR>    <Esc>ea<CR>    <Esc>wwwea<CR>     <Esc><Esc>ea<CR>     <Esc><Down><Down><Left><Left><Left><Left>i<CR>      <Esc>ea<CR>      <Esc>:wq<CR>

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Created by: udioica

55 active golfers, 149 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
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#1 - Hans Liu / zhansliu

10/30/2014 at 12:14AM

19
#2 - Urtica dioica / udioica

10/30/2014 at 01:02AM

19
#3 - Tim Chase / gumnos

10/30/2014 at 01:11AM

19
#4 - Kai Yuan / kentyuan

10/30/2014 at 10:26AM

19
#5 - Dane Summers / dsummersl

10/30/2014 at 01:24PM

19
#6 - Marcin Radomski / _dextero

10/30/2014 at 02:41PM

19
#7 - John Braxler / braxler

10/30/2014 at 05:06PM

19
#8 - Jay R Bolton / the_swerve

10/30/2014 at 06:04PM

19
#9 - Petro Тrouq / zulolosi

10/30/2014 at 07:43PM

19
#10 - Caek / Caek_

10/30/2014 at 10:19PM

19
#11 - retired account / retired10072015

11/01/2014 at 10:38AM

19
#12 - Asymmetrical Max / thismax

11/06/2014 at 07:25AM

19
#13 - Tonda Minařík / Eari359

11/06/2014 at 01:31PM

19
#14 - Ivan Brennan / ivanbrennan

12/06/2014 at 06:55AM

19
#15 - Jake Eskel / JakeEskel

01/02/2015 at 04:38PM

19
#16 - はやぶさ / haya14busa

01/08/2015 at 07:30PM

19
#17 - Walker Boh / walker_boh

10/16/2015 at 03:06PM

20
#18 - Harold Pong / har2po

11/05/2014 at 02:44PM

20
#19 - mark0829 / mark0829

02/03/2015 at 02:31PM

20
#20 - xieyh11 / xieyh11

03/01/2015 at 03:08AM

20
#21 - James Potter / JJPotterkowski

11/02/2015 at 09:39PM

20
#22 - Daniel / Daniel00288663

04/05/2017 at 02:02PM

21
#23 - kobby / _kafdot_

12/14/2014 at 08:16AM

26
#24 - Michael Kolupaev / al13n321

10/29/2014 at 10:24PM

26
#25 - pftb12345 / pftb12345

04/04/2015 at 01:36PM

27
#26 - Ram Tamtam / ramtamtamtam

10/30/2014 at 12:18PM

27
#27 - mnx / mnxx

11/06/2014 at 08:37AM

27
#28 - Jon Krause / jkrause314

10/25/2015 at 02:03AM

28
#29 - Zapata / Incredible_JFP

10/29/2014 at 10:12PM

28
#30 - Matthieu Crapet / mcr05

02/13/2015 at 07:06PM

28
#31 - Lifepillar / lifepillar

07/26/2015 at 03:18PM

29
#32 - Jezen Thomas / jezenthomas

10/29/2014 at 09:35PM

29
#33 - James / Dronak

10/30/2014 at 12:30AM

29
#34 - Jakob / jajob

10/30/2014 at 08:02PM

29
#35 - Carlos López / morrizon

11/01/2014 at 11:09PM

29
#36 - David Han / HanDavid

12/07/2014 at 03:17AM

29
#37 - Jeffrey Gu / Jeffrey_Gu

03/20/2015 at 04:49PM

29
#38 - Blake Tereau / BlakeTereau

09/12/2015 at 11:27PM

30
#39 - Garrett Openshaw / gopenshaw

10/29/2014 at 11:35PM

30
#40 - Josu Oyanguren / josuoyanguren

11/21/2014 at 10:42AM

30
#41 - Keyboard Fire / KeyboardFire

11/22/2014 at 02:42PM

30
#42 - Glauco Pires / grpires

11/25/2014 at 02:02AM

30
#43 - Elizabeth / sprinkles418

12/17/2014 at 09:55PM

30
#44 - Carlos A Henríquez Q / lagunex

03/01/2015 at 06:08PM

30
#45 - Valentino / iv_alentino

03/20/2015 at 04:46PM

31
#46 - Gerald Tilma / GeraldTilma

10/22/2015 at 02:39AM

32
#47 - Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist

11/10/2014 at 04:53PM

32
#48 - Timothée Gauthier / zmf_tim

11/10/2014 at 08:29PM

32
#49 - Maxime Parisse / maximeparisse

01/10/2016 at 10:38PM

33
#50 - ltn614 / ltn614

09/22/2015 at 08:40AM

36
#51 - Ricardo M. Vilchis / ajkaanbal

10/29/2014 at 10:25PM

36
#52 - Francisco J Martin / aficionado

11/04/2014 at 10:48PM

37
#53 - David Daniel / davedan7

03/20/2015 at 04:51PM

59
#54 - ɐʇnɥsɐpoʇ / todashuta

03/26/2015 at 07:13AM

67
#55 - F Prades Illanes / fprades

10/30/2014 at 01:48PM