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Coin Grid

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There is an n×n grid whose each square is empty or has a coin. On each move, you can remove all coins in a row or column. What is the minimum number of moves after which the grid is empty? # Input Aft

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There is an n×n grid whose each square is empty or has a coin. On each move, you can remove all coins in a row or column. What is the minimum number of moves after which the grid is empty? # Input After this, there are n lines describing the grid. Each line has n characters: each character is either . (empty) or o (coin). # Output First print an integer k: the minimum number of moves. Constraints * 1≤n≤1001 \le n \le 1001≤n≤100 # Example Input: 3 ..o o.o ... Output: 2

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