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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import itertools
+import sys
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse_triple(input: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+        nums = tuple(map(int, input.split()))
+        assert len(nums) == 3
+        return nums
+
+    def parse(input: str) -> list[tuple[int, int, int]]:
+        return [parse_triple(line) for line in input.splitlines()]
+
+    def is_triangle(x: int, y: int, z: int) -> bool:
+        return (x + y) > z and (x + z) > y and (y + z) > x
+
+    def transpose_triples(
+        numbers: list[tuple[int, int, int]],
+    ) -> list[tuple[int, int, int]]:
+        res: list[tuple[int, int, int]] = []
+        for l1, l2, l3 in itertools.batched(numbers, 3):
+            for i in range(3):
+                res.append((l1[i], l2[i], l3[i]))
+        return res
+
+    numbers = parse(input)
+    numbers = transpose_triples(numbers)
+    return sum(is_triangle(*t) for t in numbers)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()