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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import itertools
+import sys
+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+
+class Point(NamedTuple):
+    x: int
+    y: int
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse(input: list[str]) -> dict[Point, str]:
+        return {
+            Point(x, y): c for x, line in enumerate(input) for y, c in enumerate(line)
+        }
+
+    def count_xmas(grid: dict[Point, str], dims: Point) -> int:
+        max_x, max_y = dims
+        count = 0
+        for x, y in itertools.product(range(max_x), range(max_y)):
+            if grid.get(Point(x, y)) != "A":
+                continue
+            if {grid.get(Point(x + dx, y + dy)) for dx, dy in ((-1, -1), (1, 1))} != {
+                "M",
+                "S",
+            }:
+                continue
+            if {grid.get(Point(x + dx, y + dy)) for dx, dy in ((1, -1), (-1, 1))} != {
+                "M",
+                "S",
+            }:
+                continue
+            count += 1
+        return count
+
+    lines = input.splitlines()
+    grid = parse(lines)
+    return count_xmas(grid, Point(len(lines), len(lines[0])))
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()