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A challenge can hide secrets

  M00 =
  M01 =
  M10 =
  M11 =
  M20 =
  M21 = 0
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  M[0][0] = 'A'
  M[0][1] = 'challenge'
  M[1][0] = 'can'
  M[1][1] = 'hide'
  M[2][0] = 'secrets'
  M[2][1] = 0

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A challenge can hide secrets                                  <

  M00 =                                                       |   M[0][0] = 'A'
  M01 =                                                       |   M[0][1] = 'challenge'
  M10 =                                                       |   M[1][0] = 'can'
  M11 =                                                       |   M[1][1] = 'hide'
  M20 =                                                       |   M[2][0] = 'secrets'
  M21 = 0                                                     |   M[2][1] = 0

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#61 moo goo / @m00g000 - Score: 73 - 07/01/13 @ 15:28 
qwdw/=$<CR>pggq@w@@@@@@dd:%s/\vM(\d)(\d)/M[\1][\2]<CR>:%s/\v\=(\w+) */= '\1'<CR>ZZ

@zulolosi: Hi! it doesn't need M, only this :%s/\v(\d)(\d)/[\1][\2]

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