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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+
+class Group(NamedTuple):
+    children: list["Group"]
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse_group(input: str) -> tuple[Group, str]:
+        garbage = False
+        cancel = False
+        stack: list[Group] = []
+        for i, c in enumerate(input):
+            if cancel:
+                assert garbage  # Sanity check
+                cancel = False
+                continue
+            if garbage:
+                if c == "!":
+                    cancel = True
+                elif c == ">":
+                    garbage = False
+                continue
+            if c == "<":
+                garbage = True
+                continue
+            if c == "{":
+                stack.append(Group([]))
+                continue
+            if c == "}":
+                top = stack.pop()
+                if stack:
+                    stack[-1].children.append(top)
+                    continue
+                return top, input[i + 1 :]
+        assert False  # Sanity check
+
+    def parse(input: str) -> Group:
+        group, input = parse_group(input)
+        assert not input  # Sanity check
+        return group
+
+    def compute_score(group: Group) -> int:
+        def helper(group: Group, depth: int) -> int:
+            return depth + sum(helper(child, depth + 1) for child in group.children)
+
+        return helper(group, 1)
+
+    groups = parse(input.strip())
+    return compute_score(groups)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()