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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int hourglass(vector<vector<int>> arr, int init_i, int init_j){
+    int hourglass = 0;
+    for (size_t i = init_i-1; i <= init_i+1; i++) {
+        for (size_t j = init_j-1; j <= init_j+1; j++){
+            if(i == init_i && (j != init_j)) continue;
+            hourglass += arr[i][j];
+        }
+    }
+    return hourglass;
+}
+
+// Complete the hourglassSum function below.
+int hourglassSum(vector<vector<int>> arr) {
+    int max_hourglass = -999;
+    int res = 0;
+    for (size_t i=1; i < arr.size(); i++){
+        for (size_t j = 1; j < arr[0].size(); j++){
+            res = hourglass(arr, i, j);
+            if (res > max_hourglass) max_hourglass = res;
+        }
+    }
+    return max_hourglass;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    ofstream fout(getenv("OUTPUT_PATH"));
+
+    vector<vector<int>> arr(6);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+    {
+        arr[i].resize(6);
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++)
+        {
+            cin >> arr[i][j];
+        }
+
+        cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');
+    }
+
+    int result = hourglassSum(arr);
+
+    fout << result << "\n";
+
+    fout.close();
+
+    return 0;
+}