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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 4fbf8e303be58b0001000024

Format the output

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

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

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

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#31 - John Whitley / @johnwhitley

05/28/2012 at 05:57PM

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#32 - Scott Nielsen / @smniel

05/25/2012 at 10:34PM

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05/28/2012 at 09:19AM

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06/03/2012 at 01:01PM

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#36 - Dave@Highgroove / @HighgrooveDave

05/31/2012 at 04:54PM

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06/02/2012 at 08:24PM

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06/01/2012 at 06:55PM

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#40 - Jason Felice / @eraserhd

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