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Substraction (bis)

Solve the equations (adapted from the original @Caek_'s challenge).

Start file
aa - a =
aaa - a =
aaaa - a =
aaaaa - a =
aaaaa - aa =
aaaaaa - aaaaa =
aaaaaaa - aa =
aaaaaaa - aa =
aaaaaaaa - aa =
aaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
aaaaaaaa - aaaaaa =
aaaaaaaaa - aaa =
aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa =
aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaa =
aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
aaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaa =
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaa =
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aa =
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa =
End file
aa - a = a
aaa - a = aa
aaaa - a = aaa
aaaaa - a = aaaa
aaaaa - aa = aaa
aaaaaa - aaaaa = a
aaaaaaa - aa = aaaaa
aaaaaaa - aa = aaaaa
aaaaaaaa - aa = aaaaaa
aaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaa
aaaaaaaa - aaaaaa = aa
aaaaaaaaa - aaa = aaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaaaa
aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa = aa
aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaa = aaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaa = aaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaa = aaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aa = aaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa = aaaaaaaa

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1,20c1,20
< aa - a =
< aaa - a =
< aaaa - a =
< aaaaa - a =
< aaaaa - aa =
< aaaaaa - aaaaa =
< aaaaaaa - aa =
< aaaaaaa - aa =
< aaaaaaaa - aa =
< aaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
< aaaaaaaa - aaaaaa =
< aaaaaaaaa - aaa =
< aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
< aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa =
< aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaa =
< aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa =
< aaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaa =
< aaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaa =
< aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aa =
< aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa =
---
> aa - a = a
> aaa - a = aa
> aaaa - a = aaa
> aaaaa - a = aaaa
> aaaaa - aa = aaa
> aaaaaa - aaaaa = a
> aaaaaaa - aa = aaaaa
> aaaaaaa - aa = aaaaa
> aaaaaaaa - aa = aaaaaa
> aaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaa
> aaaaaaaa - aaaaaa = aa
> aaaaaaaaa - aaa = aaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa = aa
> aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaa = aaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaa = aaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaa = aaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaa = aaaaaaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aa = aaaaaaaaaaaaa
> aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - aaaaaaaa = aaaaaaaa

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#112 Nougatine Naja / @NougatineNaja - Score: 332 - 06/30/22 @ 10:11 
:%s/\v(a*)<Left><Left><Left><Left>^<Right><Right><Right><Right> - a =<BS>\= |<BS>\1<BS><BS>/<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right><Right>(<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>)<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Right><BS>/\1\2\1<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>\<BS>/<BS><Right><Right><BS><Left>\<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Left><Left> <Right><Right><CR>0000nnnnn$xj.u$xj$xj$x<Esc>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>n$2xxuuu<C-R>$2Xmnn$2Xj$2Xn$2Xn$2X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$3Xn$3X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$4X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$5Xn$5Xn$5Xn$5X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right>a<CR>$6Xn$6X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>aa<CR>$*$8x<Esc>u:<Up><Esc>n<Esc>:<Esc>ww*nnn$8Xn$8XZZ

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#113 nickGPT / @nickandbro - Score: 332 - 08/23/24 @ 15:03 
:%s/\v(a*)<Left><Left><Left><Left>^<Right><Right><Right><Right> - a =<BS>\= |<BS>\1<BS><BS>/<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right><Right><Right><Right>(<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right>)<Up><Up><Up><Up><Up><Right><BS>/\1\2\1<CR>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>\<BS>/<BS><Right><Right><BS><Left>\<Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Right><Left><Left> <Right><Right><CR>0000nnnnn$xj.u$xj$xj$x<Esc>:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>n$2xxuuu<C-R>$2Xmnn$2Xj$2Xn$2Xn$2X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$3Xn$3X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$4X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>a<CR>$5Xn$5Xn$5Xn$5X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Right>a<CR>$6Xn$6X:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>aa<CR>$*$8x<Esc>u:<Up><Esc>n<Esc>:<Esc>ww*nnn$8Xn$8XZZ

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