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Pathfinding

Pathfinding is like when you have a map in a maze, and you are trying to find your way from the starting point to the end. You have to look for the shortest route and avoid obstacles like dead ends and walls. To solve the maze, you have to remember a few things:
1. Where the start and end points are located
2. The route that will take you there
3. What are the obstacles in the way (such as walls or dead-ends)
Once you have all of that information, you can see which parts of the maze you can walk on, plan the route that will take you from the start to the end, and make sure you don't run into any of the obstacles. Pathfinding is like following the map and finding the quickest possible way so you don't get lost!
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