This puzzle is generated by HoDoKu.
It is "Extreme (3150)".
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| 3 4569 49 | 1 8 2 | 7 459 569 |
| 45689 7 2 | 346 4569 4569 | 3456 134589 135689 |
| 1 45689 49 | 346 4569 7 | 23456 234589 235689 |
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| 2478 248 47 | 467 3 1 | 9 2457 256 |
| 2479 12349 6 | 47 4579 459 | 8 123457 1235 |
| 479 1349 5 | 8 2 469 | 346 1347 136 |
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| 2679 12369 1379 | 5 67 68 | 23 2389 4 |
| 24579 23459 3479 | 247 47 48 | 1 6 23589 |
| 2456 2456 8 | 9 1 3 | 25 25 7 |
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I'm stuck here.
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| 3 56 49 | 1 8 2 | 7 459 569 |
| 58 7 2 | 34 4569 569 | 456 1349 135689 |
| 1 568 49 | 346 4569 7 | 245 234589 3569 |
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| 28 28 7 | 46 3 1 | 9 45 56 |
| 49 13 6 | 7 459 459 | 8 13 2 |
| 49 13 5 | 8 2 469 | 46 7 13 |
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| 27 29 1 | 5 67 68 | 3 89 4 |
| 57 59 3 | 2 47 48 | 1 6 89 |
| 6 4 8 | 9 1 3 | 25 25 7 |
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When I ask HoDoKu for a hint, it suggests using Uniqueness Test 4 to remove the 5's from r3c78.
I can read about Uniqueness Test 4 on the www, but it's not a method that I am comfortable with (yet).
Can somebody suggest an alternative move.
Not to solve the whole puzzle, just nudge it forward for me to work on.