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| 89 7 2 | 1 d38 6 | 4 5 c39 |
| 5 4689 14689 | 3489 24 2489 | 12389 12389 7 |
| 3 489 1489 | 45789 2457 24789 | 1289 1289 6 |
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| 1 35689 356789 | 45678 4567 478 | 36789 34789 2 |
| 4 2689 6789 | 678 12 3 | 16789 1789 5 |
| 28 23568 35678 | 45678 9 12 | 13678 13478 13 |
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| 6 234589 34589 | 34789 147 14789 | 123579 12379 b139 |
| 29 23459 3459 | 34679 1467 1479 | 123579 12379 8 |
| 7 1 389 | 2 *8-3 5 |a39 6 4 |
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Step 1: (3=9)r9c7 - (9)r7c9 = (9-3)r1c9 = (3)r1c5 => -3r9c5
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| 8 7 2 | 1 3 6 | 4 5 9 |
| 5 b69 16 |c89 4 28 | 238 138 7 |
| 3 49 14 | 789 5 278 | 28 18 6 |
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| 1 3 9 | 5 6 78 | 78 4 2 |
| 4 a68 678 |*7-8 2 3 | 1 9 5 |
| 2 5 78 | 4 9 1 | 6 78 3 |
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| 6 48 48 | 3 7 9 | 5 2 1 |
| 9 2 5 | 6 1 4 | 37 37 8 |
| 7 1 3 | 2 8 5 | 9 6 4 |
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Step 2: (8=6)r5c2 - (6=9)r2c2 - (9=8)r2c4 => -8r5c4; stte
It seems that there are a lot of different first steps that lead to the same second step.