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Step 1 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 A9.
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Step 2 The number 4 does not yet appear in row C. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell C6.
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Step 3 The number 6 does not yet appear in row B. Due to other 6s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell B3.
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Step 4 The number 7 does not yet appear in row A. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell A7.
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Step 5 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 E5.
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Step 6 The number 2 does not yet appear in row H. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell H2.
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Step 7 The number 8 does not yet appear in row H. Due to other 8s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell H7.
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Step 8 The number 9 does not yet appear in column 2. Due to other 9s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G2.
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Step 9 The number 4 does not yet appear in column 9. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G9.
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Step 10 The number 6 does not yet appear in column 7. Due to other 6s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E7.
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Step 11 The number 7 is missing from box G7-I9 and its only possible position is cell I8.
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Step 12 I7 is the last empty cell in box G7-I9 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 13 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in row H for another 9 is cell H6.
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Step 14 The number 7 is missing from column 5 and its only possible position is cell H5.
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Step 15 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in row G for another 7 is cell G3.
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Step 16 B5 is the last empty cell in column 5 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 17 The number 1 is missing from row G and its only possible position is cell G6.
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Step 18 Because of the number 1 just placed, the only position in row I for another 1 is cell I1.
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Step 19 G4 is the last empty cell in row G and the missing number is 5.
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Step 20 I6 is the last empty cell in box G4-I6 and the missing number is 3.
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Step 21 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row H for another 3 is cell H3.
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Step 22 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in column 2 for another 3 is cell A2.
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Step 23 H1 is the last empty cell in row H and the missing number is 5.
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Step 24 I3 is the last empty cell in box G1-I3 and the missing number is 4.
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Step 25 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in column 1 for another 4 is cell E1.
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Step 26 The number 7 does not yet appear in column 1. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell D1.
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Step 27 C1 is the last empty cell in column 1 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 28 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 3 for another 8 is cell E3.
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Step 29 A3 is the last empty cell in box A1-C3 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 30 A4 is the last empty cell in row A and the missing number is 8.
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Step 31 The number 7 does not yet appear in column 4. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell F4.
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Step 32 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in row E for another 7 is cell E9.
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Step 33 The number 9 does not yet appear in row E. Due to other 9s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell E8.
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Step 34 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 9 is cell B9.
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Step 35 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in row C for another 9 is cell C4.
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Step 36 B4 is the last empty cell in box A4-C6 and the missing number is 3.
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Step 37 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row C for another 3 is cell C8.
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Step 38 C7 is the last empty cell in row C and the missing number is 5.
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Step 39 E2 is the last empty cell in row E and the missing number is 5.
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Step 40 D4 is the last empty cell in column 4 and the missing number is 6.
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Step 41 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in row F for another 6 is cell F2.
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Step 42 D2 is the last empty cell in box D1-F3 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 43 Because of the number 1 just placed, the only position in row F for another 1 is cell F8.
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Step 44 B7 is the last empty cell in column 7 and the missing number is 1.
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Step 45 B8 is the last empty cell in box A7-C9 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 46 F9 is the last empty cell in column 9 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 47 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in row D for another 8 is cell D6.
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Step 48 F6 is the last empty cell in box D4-F6 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 49 D8 is the last empty cell in row D and the missing number is 5.
Congratulations - the puzzle is solved!
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