Puzzle having a funny ALS-Loop
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| 156789 12479-8 456789 | 14578 12479-5 12589 | 3 12457 1248 |
| 1578 3 4578 | 14578 6 1258 | 12478 12457 9 |
| 15789 12479-8 45789 | 134578 12479-5 123589 | 12478 6 1248 |
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| 358-1 a18 2 | 9 b145 356-1 | 1468 134 7 |
| a1379 6 a379 | b134 8 b123 | 5 1249-3 124-3 |
| 4 a189 358-9 | 356-1 b125 7 | 12689 1239 12368 |
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| 2 d79-8 368-79 | E68-17 c179 4 | 1679 1379 5 |
| d679 5 d4679 | c167 3 c169 | 12479-6 8 124-6 |
| 368-79 d4789 1 | 2 Cc579 D568-9 | 4679 3479 346 |
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1. ALS Loop:
(8=1793)b4p2468 - (3=1245)b5p2468 - (5=1796)b8p2468 - (6=4798)b7p2468 loop => -8 r13c2, -1 r4c1, -9 r6c3, -3 r5c89, -1 r4c6, r6c4, -5 r13c5, -17 r7c4, -9 r9c6, -6 r8c79, -79 r7c3, r9c1 (19 eliminations)
2. (8=1793)b4p2468 - (3=1245)b5p2468 - r9c5 = (5-8)r9c6 = (8)r7c4 => -8 r7c2; lcls, 9 placements
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| 15678 24 56789 | 1457 1247 1289 | 3 12457 c1248 |
| 1578 3 578 | a1457 6 128 | b1247 b12457 9 |
| 1578 24 5789 | 13457 1247 12389 | 1247 6 c1248 |
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| 58 1 2 | 9 45 36 | 468 34 7 |
| 37 6 37 | 1-4 8 12 | 5 9 d124 |
| 4 9 58 | 36 125 7 | 128 12 36 |
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| 2 7 36 | 8 19 4 | 169 13 5 |
| 9 5 4 | 167 3 16 | 127 8 12 |
| 36 8 1 | 2 79 5 | 479 47 36 |
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3. Group Kite: (4)r2c4 = r2c78 - r13c9 = r5c9 =>-4r5c4; ste
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