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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import itertools
+
+def parse(line):
+    inputs, outputs = [[num.strip() for num in nums.strip().split(' ')] for nums in line.split('|')]
+    return (inputs, outputs)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    inp = [parse(i) for i in sys.stdin.readlines()]
+
+    permutations = list(''.join(s) for s in itertools.permutations('abcdefg'))
+    segments = [
+        'abcefg',
+        'cf',
+        'acdeg',
+        'acdfg',
+        'bcdf',
+        'abdfg',
+        'abdefg',
+        'acf',
+        'abcdefg',
+        'abcdfg',
+    ]
+
+    acc1 = 0
+    acc2 = 0
+    for (inputs, outputs) in inp:
+        acc1 += sum(len(output) in (2,3,4,7) for output in outputs)
+
+        for permutation in permutations:
+            trans = str.maketrans(permutation, 'abcdefg')
+
+            def translate_segments(digit):
+                return ''.join(sorted(digit.translate(trans)))
+
+            if all(translate_segments(digit) in segments for digit in inputs):
+                acc2 += int(''.join(
+                    str(segments.index(
+                        translate_segments(digit)
+                    )) for digit in outputs
+                ))
+                break
+    print(acc1)
+    print(acc2)