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Step 1 The number 5 does not yet appear in row B. Due to other 5s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell B3.
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Step 2 The number 2 does not yet appear in column 3. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell C3.
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Step 3 The number 9 does not yet appear in column 3. Due to other 9s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell A3.
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Step 4 The number 3 does not yet appear in column 7. Due to other 3s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell C7.
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Step 5 The number 7 is missing from column 3 and its only possible position is cell G3.
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Step 6 The number 4 is missing from box A7-C9 and its only possible position is cell A8.
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Step 7 The number 7 is missing from box A7-C9 and its only possible position is cell B7.
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Step 8 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in row C for another 7 is cell C2.
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Step 9 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in column 1 for another 7 is cell E1.
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Step 10 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in row D for another 7 is cell D5.
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Step 11 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in column 8 for another 7 is cell I8.
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Step 12 The number 6 is missing from box D1-F3 and its only possible position is cell E2.
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Step 13 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in row F for another 6 is cell F8.
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Step 14 The number 3 is missing from box D1-F3 and its only possible position is cell F3.
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Step 15 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row E for another 3 is cell E5.
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Step 16 D2 is the last empty cell in box D1-F3 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 17 H3 is the last empty cell in column 3 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 18 The number 5 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 5s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E4.
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Step 19 The number 3 does not yet appear in row H. Due to other 3s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell H1.
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Step 20 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in column 2 for another 3 is cell A2.
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Step 21 I2 is the last empty cell in column 2 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 22 G1 is the last empty cell in box G1-I3 and the missing number is 4.
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Step 23 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in row H for another 4 is cell H7.
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Step 24 The number 6 is missing from column 7 and its only possible position is cell G7.
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Step 25 The number 2 is missing from column 7 and its only possible position is cell D7.
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Step 26 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in row E for another 2 is cell E6.
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Step 27 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in column 8 for another 2 is cell G8.
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Step 28 D4 is the last empty cell in row D and the missing number is 9.
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Step 29 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in row E for another 9 is cell E9.
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Step 30 I7 is the last empty cell in column 7 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 31 E8 is the last empty cell in box D7-F9 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 32 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 8 is cell I9.
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Step 33 H9 is the last empty cell in box G7-I9 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 34 I5 is the last empty cell in row I and the missing number is 5.
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Step 35 The number 2 does not yet appear in row B. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell B5.
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Step 36 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in column 4 for another 2 is cell H4.
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Step 37 H5 is the last empty cell in row H and the missing number is 6.
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Step 38 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in column 4 for another 6 is cell C4.
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Step 39 G4 is the last empty cell in column 4 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 40 The number 8 does not yet appear in row B. Due to other 8s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell B6.
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Step 41 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 5 for another 8 is cell F5.
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Step 42 F6 is the last empty cell in box D4-F6 and the missing number is 4.
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Step 43 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in column 5 for another 4 is cell C5.
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Step 44 The number 9 does not yet appear in row C. Due to other 9s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell C6.
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Step 45 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in column 5 for another 9 is cell G5.
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Step 46 A5 is the last empty cell in box A4-C6 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 47 G6 is the last empty cell in column 6 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 48 A1 is the last empty cell in row A and the missing number is 6.
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Step 49 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in row B for another 6 is cell B9.
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Step 50 B1 is the last empty cell in box A1-C3 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 51 C9 is the last empty cell in row C and the missing number is 1.
Congratulations - the puzzle is solved!
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