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+from collections import Counter
+
+
+def part2(ids):
+    for id_a in ids:
+        for id_b in ids:
+            common_letters = [a for a, b in zip(id_a, id_b) if a == b]
+            if len(common_letters) == len(id_a) - 1:
+                res = "".join(common_letters)
+                print("Part 2: ", res)
+                return
+
+
+def main(lines):
+    total_twice, total_thrice = 0, 0
+    for line in lines:
+        c = Counter(line)
+        total_twice += 1 if [k for k,v in c.items() if v == 2] != [] else 0
+        total_thrice += 1 if [k for k,v in c.items() if v == 3] != [] else 0
+    print(f"Part 1: ", total_twice * total_thrice)
+
+    part2(lines)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    infile = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "example.txt"
+    with open(infile) as inp:
+        main([l.rstrip() for l in inp.readlines()])
+