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TNP CHALLENGE 703

We define a magic square to be an n×n matrix of distinct positive integers from 1 to n2 where the sum of any row, column, or diagonal of length n is always equal to the same number: the magic constant. You will be given a 3×3 matrix s of integers in the inclusive range [1,9] . We can convert any digit a to any other digit b in the range [1,9] at cost of |a-b|. Given s, convert it into a magic

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