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Balanced brackets

easy

Read a line of brackets ()[]{}. Print true if every bracket is closed in the right order, otherwise false.

Example 1: input

()[]{}

Output

true

Example 2: input

([)]

Output

false

Plus 4 hidden tests when you check your answer.

Your solution

Read from standard input and print the answer. Run it on the examples as often as you like, then check it against every test.

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