Diffusing the Bomb

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Sergeant William James is tasked with diffusing an active bomb during the Iraq War and would like to complete his mission with minimum risk involved. The bomb has a purely numeric diffusing system attached to it, with keys 1 to 9 arranged in a 3 x 3 matrix and the 0 key just below 8. James is aware, that the terrorist group active in the area follows a peculiar strategy when it comes to setting c

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