Help Fix My Program (And Maybe My Itching Problem)

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Help Fix My Program (And Maybe My Itching Problem)

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Ah, the classic "my code doesn't work but I'll share it anyway" scenario. Some poor soul wrote a C++ program in Notepad (first red flag) with what appears to be a legitimate header and main function, but then decided to include their personal discomfort as debug output.

That moment when you're so deep in debugging hell that your physical discomfort makes it into your print statements. We've all been there at 3 AM, except most of us have the good sense to delete those lines before asking for help.

Pro tip: If your balls are itching, scratch them before posting your code to Stack Overflow. Your code review and your personal hygiene should remain separate concerns.

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