Problem 44755. Lights Out 4 - 5x5, 8 moves

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li haitao on 14 Nov 2018

Your solution is fastest so far.
Good job, Athi.

li haitao on 14 Nov 2018

@Athi, your solution contains many "magic" constant variables that I don't know how you got.

William's solution is much easier to understood, although it is slower than yours.

Athi on 7 Feb 2019

Thanks li haitao.

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