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Palindrome check

easy

Read a line. Ignoring case and anything that is not a letter or digit, print true if it reads the same backwards, otherwise false.

Example 1: input

A man, a plan, a canal: Panama

Output

true

Example 2: input

race a car

Output

false

Plus 2 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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