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71. Simplify Path

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You are given an absolute path for a Unix-style file system, which always begins with a slash '/'. Your task is to transform this absolute path into its simplified canonical path. The rules of a Unix-style file system are as follows: - A single period '.' represents the current directory. - A double period '..' represents the previous/parent directory. - Multiple consecutive slashes such as '/

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