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Yet another Matrix problem

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**Please note that this problem contains subtasks.** Given an integer $N$, generate a matrix $A$ of size $N\times N$ such that: - $A_{(i,j)}$ is **distinct** and $A_{(i,j)} \in [1, N^2]$; - The **boundary sum** of all **square** sub-matrices **starting from $A_{(1,1)}$** is **odd**. For example, in a matrix $A$ of size $3\times 3$, the following sums should be odd: - $A_{(1,1)}$; - $A_{

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