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GEMS

Problem You have a sequence of N GEMS. Each gem has a value, represented by a number between 0 and 255, inclusive. The distance between two gems is the absolute difference of their numbers. You can perform each of the following operations zero or more times: - With cost R, remove any gem, so its original neighbors become neighboring gems. - With cost I, insert one gem of any value into any p

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