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Chef is going to meet $N$ people. Each person speaks one of the five languages: $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, or $E$. Chef does not know any language at the start. To communicate, he has two options: - Chef can learn a language for a fixed cost $C$. Once he learns a language, he can talk with everyone who speaks that language. - Chef can hire a translator to help him. The cost of hiring a translator goes up

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