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> I have an algorithm that only takes 7 holes compared to your 12 which is seven bucks per sheep means make seven holes and shove 34 sheep into each money hole then count the total.

Good thing for the shaman's job security that there are more numbers that can be multiplied than 7 and 34, then. Try multiplying 34x34.

For large multiplications, using the method described uses a logarithmically smaller working space in a society where positional numbers didn't exist and paper was rare, expensive, or nonexistent.



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