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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+myfile = open('input.txt', 'r')
+contents = myfile.read()
+myfile.close()
+
+contents = contents.strip()
+
+part_one = 0
+part_two = 0
+
+for i in range(len(contents) - 1):
+    if contents[i] == contents[i + 1]:
+        part_one += int(contents[i])
+
+if contents[-1] == contents[0]:
+    part_one += int(contents[-1])
+
+for i in range(len(contents)):
+    if contents[i] == contents[int(i + len(contents) / 2) % len(contents)]:
+        part_two += int(contents[i])
+
+print("Part One:", part_one)
+print("Part Two:", part_two)