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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from collections import Counter
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+	with open("input", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+		formula = f.readline().strip()
+		f.readline()
+
+		data: dict[str, str] = {}
+		for line in f.readlines():
+			x, y = line.strip().split(" -> ")
+			data[(x[0], x[1])] = y
+
+	pairs = Counter(zip(formula, formula[1:]))
+
+	for _ in range(LOOPS):
+		new: Counter[str] = Counter()
+		for pair in pairs:
+			new[(pair[0], data[pair])] += pairs[pair]
+			new[(data[pair], pair[1])] += pairs[pair]
+		pairs = new
+
+	# Ran out of memory, lol
+	# chars = Counter(flatten(map(lambda p: (p[0],) * pairs[p], pairs)))
+
+	chars: Counter[str] = Counter()
+	for pair in pairs:
+		chars[pair[0]] += pairs[pair]
+	chars[formula[-1]] += 1
+
+	print(chars.most_common()[0][1] - chars.most_common()[-1][1])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	main()