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+package xs_ibdpcompsci_javaintro;
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class hello {
+    static String request_input() {
+        // import the input
+        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
+
+        // Create the variable. 
+        String USER_INPUT;
+        USER_INPUT = input.nextLine();
+        
+        System.out.println(USER_INPUT);
+
+        input.close();
+        return USER_INPUT;
+    };
+
+    static void analyze(String TEXT_SOURCE) {
+        System.out.println(TEXT_SOURCE.length());
+    }
+
+
+    public static void main() {
+        //String
+        String TEXT_TOANALYZE;
+        TEXT_TOANALYZE = request_input();
+        analyze(TEXT_TOANALYZE);
+    }
+}