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Remove adjacent duplicates

Try to find a way to remove adjacent duplicate letters.

Start file
a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s
End file
a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

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< a a d d j a c c c c e n t t t t d u p p p l i i i c a a t t e e w o r d d d d s s
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> a d j a c e n t d u p l i c a t e w o r d s

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#139 Yawar / @mohdyawars - Score: 194 - 09/03/24 @ 04:51
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