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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 576c778ea4896a561b01b4f2

Copy three lines

If the site is up (by some miracle), make the text under every header identical.

Start file
First:
       
Junk text.
Second:
       
Junk text.
Third:
       
Junk text.
Last:
       
Copy these lines,
       
and replace the text
       
in each heading above.
End file
First:
       
Copy these lines,
       
and replace the text
       
in each heading above.
Second:
       
Copy these lines,
       
and replace the text
       
in each heading above.
Third:
       
Copy these lines,
       
and replace the text
       
in each heading above.
Last:
       
Copy these lines,
       
and replace the text
       
in each heading above.

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With vimgolf.com's uptime issues, I don't know if anyone will get to play this.
It's tricky though, surprisingly so. I hope a few people manage to get it to
load.

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#641 まきお / @makio0925 - Score: 114 - 10/30/17 @ 10:22
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