My solution path in 4 steps. The first three steps have a common road: ALS(1457)r2c479.
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| 1478 1247 1278 | 17 6 9 | 3 C478 5 |
| 467 4567 9 |Dvd57 3 8 |Dvd17 2 Dvd14 |
| 1378 157 1378 | 4 1257 Eu25 | 6 78 9 |
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| 5 126 1236 | 38 4 36 | 128 9 7 |
| 679 267 4 | 5789 579 1 | 258 3 268 |
| 13679 8 1367 | 2 579 356 | 4 56 16 |
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| 467 9 67 | c35 8 345-2 | 257 1 b2346 |
| 1478 3 5 | 6 129 Au24 | 2789 B47 28-4 |
| 2 146 168 | 1359 159 7 | 589 56 a368-4 |
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1. (3)r9c9 = (3)r7c9 - (3=5)r7c4 - (5=714)r2c479 => -4 r9c9
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2. (4=25)r38c6 - (5=714)r2c479 => -4 r8c9
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3. (2=4)r7c8 - (4)r8c8 = (4)r1c8 - (4=175)r2c479 - (5=2)r3c6 => -2 r7c6
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[4 placements, 1 NP(67)r7c23, 1 LC(2)r7c79, 1 NT(172)r1c234
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| 8-4 127 127 | 17 6 9 | 3 a48 5 |
|f467 567 9 | 57 3 8 | 17 2 14 |
| 378 157 137 | 4 1257 25 | 6 78 9 |
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| 5 126 1236 | 38 4 36 | 128 9 7 |
|f679 267 4 |e5789 d579 1 | 258 3 26 |
| 3679 8 1367 | 2 d579 356 | 4 56 16 |
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|f67 9 67 | 35 8 345 | 25 1 234 |
| 1 3 5 | 6 c29 c24 | 79 b47 8 |
| 2 4 8 | 1359 159 7 | 59 56 36 |
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4. (4)r1c8 = (4)r8c8 - (4=29)r8c58 - (9)r56c5 = (9)r5c4 - (9=674)r257c1 => -4 r1c1; ste
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