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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import functools
+import sys
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    n_recipes = int(input)
+
+    scores = [3, 7]
+    elves = [0, 1]
+
+    while (len(scores) - 10) < n_recipes:
+        sum = scores[elves[0]] + scores[elves[1]]
+        scores.extend(map(int, str(sum)))
+        elves = [(elf + 1 + scores[elf]) % len(scores) for elf in elves]
+
+    return functools.reduce(lambda lhs, rhs: lhs * 10 + rhs, scores[-10:])
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()