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From: Adam Shelly <adam.she...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Packing (#62)
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:47:24 +0900
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> You're moving. And that means a whole bunch of boxes need to be moved fro=
m the
> old place to the new one. You've got a pickup truck to do the moving, but=
 it can
> only hold one vertical level of boxes. The boxes need to be padded with o=
ne unit
> worth of foam on each side that's facing another box.
>

regarding padding, is this a valid result?
10x10
5x5 5x5

#####ooooo
#####ooooo
#####ooooo
#####ooooo
#####ooooo
ooooo#####
ooooo#####
ooooo#####
ooooo#####
ooooo#####

i.e: do I need to put a pad in the spot marked with the ?
#####o
#####o
#####o
#####o
#####o
ooooo?