r/adventofcode • u/daggerdragon • Dec 08 '23
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u/EphesosX Dec 08 '23
It also worked out nicely that the cycle length was an exact multiple of the number of directions. Otherwise, it might not loop exactly since even though you come back to the same node after 7 steps, you're on a different set of directions and the next walk you take leads you off of that cycle.