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Theme: Logical

Author/Opus: This is the 35th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster Ashish Kumar.

Rules: Place a single star in some cells so that each row and each column has exactly two stars in it. Stars cannot be placed in adjacent cells that share an edge or corner. Numbers on the outside of the grid indicate the number of empty cells between the two stars in that row/column.

Answer String: For each row from top to bottom, enter the number of the first column from the left where a star appears. Enter these numbers as a single string with no separators.

Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 2:45, Master = 3:45, Expert = 7:30