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+-------+-------+-------+
| . . . | . 7 . | 2 9 5 |
| . . 3 | . . . | . . . |
| . . . | . 6 2 | . 8 . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| . . 8 | 1 . 7 | . 6 . |
| . . . | . 2 9 | . 4 . |
| 3 . . | . . . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
| 7 1 . | 8 . . | . . . |
| . . 9 | . . . | 4 . . |
| 6 . . | . 5 . | . . . |
+-------+-------+-------+
....7.295..3..........62.8...81.7.6.....29.4.3........71.8.......9...4..6...5....
(My solution path has 3 steps. Source: Sudoku Architect)