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Rural Post

Simple challenge to remove all but the post code on each line

Start file
RD 5 Gore 9775
RD
6 Gore 9776
RD
7 Gore 9777
RD
1 Great Barrier Island 0991
RD
1 Greta Valley 7387
RD
1 Greytown 5794
RD
1 Hamilton 3281
RD
2 Hamilton 3282
End file
9775
9776
9777
0991
7387
5794
3281
3282

View Diff

1,8c1,8
< RD 5 Gore 9775
< RD 6 Gore 9776
< RD 7 Gore 9777
< RD 1 Great Barrier Island 0991
< RD 1 Greta Valley 7387
< RD 1 Greytown 5794
< RD 1 Hamilton 3281
< RD 2 Hamilton 3282
---
> 9775
> 9776
> 9777
> 0991
> 7387
> 5794
> 3281
> 3282

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#1109 yuhung / @koba_taiwan - Score: 349 - 12/25/20 @ 05:31
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