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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 2:04:57 PM UTC-6, Stephen Leake wrote:
> Not a satisfying puzzle; brute force try all fixes seems to be the only 
> solution. 
> 
> -- 
> -- Stephe

That was how I felt, too: brute force. I looked at it a while to find a better way.

If you didn't like that, I regrettably have some bad news about Day 9's puzzle.

john perry