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Step 1 The number 1 does not yet appear in row B. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell B7.
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Step 2 The number 4 does not yet appear in row A. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell A8.
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Step 3 The number 1 does not yet appear in row F. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell F2.
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Step 4 The number 6 does not yet appear in row D. Due to other 6s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell D8.
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Step 5 The number 6 does not yet appear in row H. Due to other 6s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell H4.
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Step 6 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in column 5 for another 6 is cell C5.
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Step 7 Because of the number 6 just placed, the only position in row B for another 6 is cell B2.
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Step 8 C4 is the last empty cell in column 4 and the missing number is 3.
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Step 9 The number 7 does not yet appear in row G. Due to other 7s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G8.
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Step 10 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 7 is cell C9.
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Step 11 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in row A for another 7 is cell A1.
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Step 12 Because of the number 7 just placed, the only position in column 2 for another 7 is cell E2.
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Step 13 The number 1 does not yet appear in column 5. Due to other 1s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G5.
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Step 14 Because of the number 1 just placed, the only position in row H for another 1 is cell H3.
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Step 15 The number 2 does not yet appear in column 6. Due to other 2s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell G6.
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Step 16 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in row I for another 2 is cell I2.
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Step 17 I5 is the last empty cell in box G4-I6 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 18 B6 is the last empty cell in column 6 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 19 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in row C for another 5 is cell C2.
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Step 20 A5 is the last empty cell in box A4-C6 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 21 A3 is the last empty cell in row A and the missing number is 2.
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Step 22 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in row C for another 2 is cell C8.
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Step 23 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 2 is cell E9.
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Step 24 Because of the number 2 just placed, the only position in column 1 for another 2 is cell D1.
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Step 25 B1 is the last empty cell in box A1-C3 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 26 C7 is the last empty cell in row C and the missing number is 9.
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Step 27 The number 4 does not yet appear in column 2. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell H2.
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Step 28 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 H1.
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Step 29 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 2 for another 8 is cell D2.
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Step 30 G2 is the last empty cell in column 2 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 31 Because of the number 9 just placed, the only position in column 3 for another 9 is cell E3.
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Step 32 The number 4 does not yet appear in column 5. Due to other 4s on the grid, the only place it can go is cell D5.
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Step 33 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in row E for another 4 is cell E7.
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Step 34 Because of the number 4 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 4 is cell I9.
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Step 35 F5 is the last empty cell in box D4-F6 and the missing number is 3.
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Step 36 D3 is the last empty cell in row D and the missing number is 3.
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Step 37 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in row E for another 3 is cell E8.
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Step 38 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in column 1 for another 3 is cell G1.
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Step 39 I7 is the last empty cell in row I and the missing number is 3.
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Step 40 Because of the number 3 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 3 is cell B9.
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Step 41 B8 is the last empty cell in box A7-C9 and the missing number is 8.
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Step 42 Because of the number 8 just placed, the only position in column 9 for another 8 is cell F9.
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Step 43 E1 is the last empty cell in box D1-F3 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 44 G3 is the last empty cell in column 3 and the missing number is 5.
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Step 45 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in row H for another 5 is cell H8.
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Step 46 Because of the number 5 just placed, the only position in row F for another 5 is cell F7.
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Step 47 F8 is the last empty cell in box D7-F9 and the missing number is 9.
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Step 48 H9 is the last empty cell in column 9 and the missing number is 9.
Congratulations - the puzzle is solved!
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