Dear Codeforces Team and Community,
I recently received a message stating that my submission 341690432 for problem 2152C coincides with another submission (341696975). I want to respectfully clarify that I wrote my solution completely on my own and did not copy or share code with anyone before, during, or after the contest.
The similarity is purely coincidental and might have occurred because many participants often arrive at similar approaches, especially for problems with limited optimal solution patterns. I also want to emphasize that I did not use any public IDEs (such as Ideone or Pastebin) or share my code publicly in any way. My entire solution was written and submitted from my personal, private environment.
I have always valued the integrity of the Codeforces platform and the competitive programming community. I completely understand and respect the need for plagiarism checks — however, in this case, I strongly believe the detected match is a false positive.
I kindly request the Codeforces team to re-evaluate my submission and restore my original rating, as I have not engaged in any form of unfair practice.
I take this as a reminder to be even more cautious in future contests to avoid any unintended coincidences or misunderstandings.
Thank you for your understanding and for maintaining a fair environment for all competitive programmers.
Best regards, _gulshan7417
