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+# Pure awk solution for day 1
+
+# run me with; awk -f sol.awk <input
+
+function insert(v) {
+    for(i=1;i<=3&&a[i]<v;i++) {
+        a[i-1]=a[i];
+        a[i]=v;
+    }
+}
+
+BEGIN { RS="\n\n" }
+
+      { t=0; for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) t+=$i; insert(t) }
+
+END   { print a[3] } # part 1
+
+END   { t=0; for(i=1;i<=3;i++) t+=a[i]; print t } # part 2