At the Gates
You are Dastan, the great Prince of Persia! After searching long for the mysterious 'Sands of Time', you have finally arrived at the gates of the city that hosts the ancient temple of the gods. However, the gate is locked and it can only be opened with a secret code, which you need to obtain by solving the following puzzle: There is a table in front of you, with $N$ coins placed in a row and
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L5 Full solution
L5 unlocks only if you insist twice
solution.cppC++17
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