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<h1 id="about-the-international-obfuscated-c-code-contest-ioccc">About the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC)</h1>
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<p>The IOCCC stands for the International Obfuscated C Code Contest.
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The IOCCC is a C programming contest.</p>
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<p>If after all that you are still confused, sorry (tm Canada 🇨🇦😉).
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