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|           THE COMPACT PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR SOLVING THE RUBIK'S CUBE           |
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| 0. Notation:                               | Copyright /\  /\  This document |
|                                            | (C) 2002 /__\/__\ may be freely |
| Single face operations:                    | by Oren     /\    redistributed |
|  { = ULB <- ULR <- URB <- ??? = U left     | Ben-Kiki   /__\   unchanged.    |
|  } = ULB -> ULR -> URB -> ??? = U right    |_________________________________|
|  < = DRB <- DLR <- DRB <- BLR = D left     |                                 |
|  > = DLB -> DLR -> DRB -> BLD = D right    | Named faces, edges and corners: |
| v( = ULR -> DLR -> DRB -> URB = R down     |                                 |
| ^( = DLR -> ULR -> URB -> DRB = R up       |               ULR               |
| )v = ULR -> DLR -> DLB -> ULB = L down     |              / | \              |
| )^ = DLR -> ULR -> ULB -> DLB = L up       |            UL  |  UR            |
|  v =   UL -> DL -> BR -> ??   = C down     |           /    |    \           |
|  ^ =   BR -> DL -> UL -> ??   = C up       |        ULB    LR     URB        |
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| ULR operations:                            |         |  L   |   R  |         |
| )> = )v > )^ = ULR -> DRB = ULR to right   |         |     DLR     |         |
| )< = )v < )^ = ULR <- DRB = ULR from right |         |    /   \    |         |
| <( = v( < ^( = DLB <- ULR = ULR to left    |         |  DL     DR  |         |
| >( = v( > ^) = DLB -> ULR = ULR from left  |         | /         \ |         |
|                                            |        DLB     D     DRB        |
| UL operations:                             |           \         /           |
| |>  = v > ^   = UL -> DR  = UL to right    |            BL     BR            |
| |<  = v < ^   = UL <- DR  = UL from right  |              \   /              |
| |>> = v > > ^ = UL <-> DL = UL exchange    |               BLR               |
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| 1. Position 1st layer (U) corners: | 6. Position 3rd layer (R) corners:      |
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| Corner in D : ULR from.            | ULR <-> URB <-> DLR    : <( { >( }      |
| Corner in U : First, ULR to.       | URB <-> ULR <-> DLR    : { <( } >(      |
|____________________________________| (3rd is D) DLB <-> DLR : <( )> >( > >   |
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| 2. Orient 1st layer (U) corners    |                                         |
|                                    | 7. Orient 3rd layer (U) corners:        |
| Twist ULR clockwise   : >( )>      |                                         |
| Twist ULR widdershins : )< <(      | Twist ULR and another U corner:         |
|____________________________________| - Twist ULR as in step 2.               |
|                                    | - Move other corner to ULR using {/}s.  |
| 3. Position 1st layer (U) edges:   | - REVERSE twist ULR as in step 2.       |
|                                    | - Re-orient U layer using {/}s.         |
| Edge in D      : UL from/exchange. |_________________________________________|
| Edge in U      : First, UL to.     |                                         |
| Edge in middle : Adapt step 8.     | 8. Position 3rd layer (D) edges:        |
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|                                    | BL <-> DR <-> BR : |> > > |>            |
| 4. Orient 1st layer (U) edges:     | DR <-> BL <-> BR : |< < < |<            |
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| Flip UL : |>> > |<                 |                                         |
| Reverse : |> < |>>                 | 9. Orient 3rd layer (U) edges:          |
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|                                    | Flip UL and another U edge:             |
| 5. 2nd layer edges (1st is U):     | - Flip UL as in step 4.                 |
|                                    | - Move 2nd edge to UL using {/}s.       |
| DR -> LR : > )< < >(               | - REVERSE flip UL as in step 4.         |
| DL -> LR : < >( > )<               | - Re-orient U layer using {/}s.         |
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