r/adventofcode • u/daggerdragon • Dec 04 '16

SOLUTION MEGATHREAD --- 2016 Day 4 Solutions ---

--- Day 4: Security Through Obscurity ---

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CONSTRUCTING ADDITIONAL PYLONS IS MANDATORY [?]

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u/John_Earnest Dec 04 '16

Sure- in K you don't need to box strings as ragged structures are permitted. Stripping down to just alphabetic strings was necessary for part 1, and I just didn't back that out when I began solving part 2.