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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse(input: str) -> list[int]:
+        return [int(n) for n in input.split()]
+
+    def blink(stones: list[int]) -> list[int]:
+        res: list[int] = []
+        for n in stones:
+            if n == 0:
+                res.append(1)
+            elif len(str(n)) % 2 == 0:
+                s = str(n)
+                lhs, rhs = s[: len(s) // 2], s[len(s) // 2 :]
+                res.extend((int(lhs), int(rhs)))
+            else:
+                res.append(n * 2024)
+        return res
+
+    stones = parse(input)
+    for _ in range(25):
+        stones = blink(stones)
+    return len(stones)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()