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Step 1 The number 1 does not yet appear in row A. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell A2.
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Step 2 The number 2 does not yet appear in row A. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell A1.
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Step 3 The number 1 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E6.
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Step 4 The number 3 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 3s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E9.
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Step 5 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in column 7 for another 3 is cell C7.
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Step 6 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row B for another 3 is cell B3.
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Step 7 The number 7 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E8.
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Step 8 The number 8 does not yet appear in row D. Due to other 8s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell D2.
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Step 9 The number 1 does not yet appear in row I. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell I8.
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Step 10 The number 2 does not yet appear in column 4. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E4.
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Step 11 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in row D for another 2 is cell D8.
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Step 12 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 2 is cell G9.
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Step 13 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in row H for another 2 is cell H2.
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Step 14 F8 is the last empty cell in box D7-F9 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 15 D6 is the last empty cell in row D and the missing number is 5.
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Step 16 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in row F for another 5 is cell F2.
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Step 17 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in column 4 for another 5 is cell C4.
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Step 18 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in row A for another 5 is cell A8.
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Step 19 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 5 is cell I9.
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Step 20 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in column 3 for another 5 is cell G3.
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Step 21 F4 is the last empty cell in box D4-F6 and the missing number is 4.
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Step 22 B9 is the last empty cell in column 9 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 23 The number 7 does not yet appear in row C. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell C5.
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Step 24 G5 is the last empty cell in column 5 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 25 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in column 6 for another 6 is cell A6.
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Step 26 B6 is the last empty cell in box A4-C6 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 27 B8 is the last empty cell in row B and the missing number is 4.
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Step 28 G6 is the last empty cell in column 6 and the missing number is 3.
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Step 29 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row I for another 3 is cell I2.
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Step 30 The number 4 does not yet appear in row G. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G2.
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Step 31 The number 4 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E1.
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Step 32 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in column 3 for another 4 is cell C3.
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Step 33 E2 is the last empty cell in box D1-F3 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 34 C2 is the last empty cell in column 2 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 35 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in row A for another 9 is cell A7.
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Step 36 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in column 1 for another 9 is cell H1.
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Step 37 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in column 8 for another 9 is cell G8.
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Step 38 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in row I for another 9 is cell I4.
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Step 39 C8 is the last empty cell in box A7-C9 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 40 A3 is the last empty cell in row A and the missing number is 8.
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Step 41 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 7 for another 8 is cell G7.
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Step 42 C1 is the last empty cell in box A1-C3 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 43 I3 is the last empty cell in column 3 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 44 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in row H for another 6 is cell H7.
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Step 45 H4 is the last empty cell in box G4-I6 and the missing number is 7.
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Step 46 I7 is the last empty cell in row I and the missing number is 7.
Congratulations - the puzzle is solved!
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