A solution in eight steps, fishes and wings, except more complex step 3:
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| 469 5679 1 | 45 578 2 | 4678 4789 3 |
| 349 3579 349 | 13 6 4578 | 147-8 2 14789 |
| 8 2367* 2346* | 9 13 47 | 5 147 1467 |
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| 1269 169-2 7 | 46 189-2 3 | 1248 1489 5 |
| 1239 4 389-2 | 125 1289+5 589 | 127-8 6 1789 |
| 5 1269* 2689* | 7 129-8* 46 | 3 149-8 1489 |
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| 3469 369 5 | 36 79 1 | 4678 3478 2 |
| 12369 8 369-2 | 2356 4 79 | 167 1357 167 |
| 7 1236* 2346* | 8 235* 56 | 9 1345 146 |
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1. Central symmetry with digit permutation [1,9] [2,8] [3,7] [4,6] [5,5] => +5 r5c5
2. SF(2)r369\c235 => -2 r4c2, r58c3, r4c5 and (sym.) -8 r6c8, r25c7, r6c5
3. Kraken column (3)r2379c2
(3-57)r12c2 = r3c2 - (7=45)b2p19
(3)[r7c2 = r3c2 - r3c5 = r2c4] - (3=65)b8p19
(3-1)r9c2=(12)r8c14
=> -5 r8c4, and (sym.) -5r2c6; 6 placements
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| 469 679 1 | 5 Aa78 2 | 46-78 d489-7 3 |
| 349* 5 349* | 13* 6 b478 | 147 2 c14789 |
| 8 2367 246-3 | 9 13 4-7 | 5 147 146-7 |
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| 1269 169 7 | 4 189 3 | 128 189 5 |
| 1239* 4 39-8* | 12 5 89 | 17-2 6 1789 |
| 5 129 289 | 7 129 6 | 3 149 1489 |
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| 469-3 369 5 | 6-3 B79 1 | D468-7 C3478 2 |
| 12369* 8 369* | 236* 4 79 | 167 5 167 |
| 7 16-23 246-3 | 8 23 5 | 9 134 146 |
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4. SF(3)r258\c134 => -3 r7c1, r39c3, r7c4 and (sym.) -7 r3c9, r17c7, r3c6; 2 placements
5. M3-Wing: (7=8)r1c5 - r2c6 = (8-9)r2c9 = (9)r1c8 => -7 r1c8 and (sym.) -3 r9c2
6. M2-Wing: (8=7)r1c5 - r7c5 = (7-8)r7c8 = (8)r7c7 => -8 r1c7 and (sym.) -2 r9c3; lcls, 2 placements
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| 469 679 1 | 5 78 2 | 46 89 3 |
| C349 5 349 |Bb13 6 78 | c147 2 89 |
| 8 367 2 | 9 13 4 | 5 17 16 |
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| 1269 169 7 | 4 189 3 | d12 189 5 |
| D139-2 4 39-8 |Aa12 5 89 | 17-2 6 179-8 |
| 5 129 89 | 7 129 6 | 3 149 1489 |
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| 49 39 5 | 6 79 1 | 8 347 2 |
| 12 8 369 | 23 4 79 | 167 5 167 |
| 7 12 46 | 8 23 5 | 9 134 146 |
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7. W-Wing: (2=1)r5c4 - r2c4 = r2c7 - (1=2)r4c7 => -2 r5c7 and (sym.) -8 r5c3; 2 placements
8. H-Wing: (2=1)r5c4 - (1=3)r2c4 - r2c1 = (3)r5c1 => -2 r5c1 and (sym.) -8 r5c9; ste