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Divide the map into districts of size 9. Each district must have exactly one number (question marks count as numbers).

A district is a “square district” if it has more squares than circles, and a “circle district” if it has more circles than squares. You must ensure there are more square districts than circle districts.

Then, draw a loop through orthogonally adjacent cells to form a loop. The loop cannot branch off or cross itself. Every district must be visited exactly once. A number indicates how many cells inside the district are visited by the loop. Two adjacent cells in different districts cannot both be unused by the loop. Answer checker looks for both for the edges of the districts and the line for the loop.

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