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+struct Num { rdigits: Vec<u8> }
+
+impl Num {
+    pub fn from(s: &String) -> Num {
+        let rd: Vec<u8> = s.chars().rev()
+                    .map(|c| String::from(c).parse::<u8>().unwrap())
+                    .collect();
+        Num { rdigits: rd }
+    }
+    pub fn fromn(n: u32) -> Num {
+        let mut rd =  Vec::<u8>::new();
+        let mut nn = n;
+        while nn > 0 {
+            let d = (nn % 10) as u8;
+            rd.push(d);
+            nn /= 10;
+        }
+        Num { rdigits: rd }
+    }
+    pub fn add(&self, n: &Num) -> Num {
+        let mut xs = self.rdigits.clone();
+        let mut ys = n.rdigits.clone();
+        let mut rs: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
+
+        while xs.len() < ys.len() { xs.push(0); }
+        while ys.len() < xs.len() { ys.push(0); }
+
+        let mut rm = 0u8;
+        for (a, b) in xs.iter().zip(ys.iter()) {
+            if a + b + rm > 9 {
+                rs.push((a + b + rm) - 10);
+                rm = 1u8;
+            } else {
+                rs.push(a + b + rm);
+                rm = 0u8;
+            }
+        }
+        if rm > 0 { rs.push(1u8); }
+
+        Num { rdigits: rs }
+    }
+    pub fn mult(&self, n: u32) -> Num {
+        let mut res = self.add(&Num::fromn(0));
+        for n in 1..n {
+            res = res.add(&self);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+    pub fn pow(&self, n: u32) -> Num {
+        let mut res = self.add(&Num::fromn(0));
+        let m = res.as_10();
+        for n in 1..n {
+            res = res.mult(m);
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+    pub fn print_10(&self) {
+        for d in self.rdigits.iter().rev().take(10) { print!("{}", d); }
+        println!("");
+    }
+    pub fn as_10(&self) -> u32 {
+        let mut res = 0u32;
+        assert!(self.rdigits.len() < 8);
+        for d in self.rdigits.iter().rev() {
+            res *= 10;
+            res += *d as u32;
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+    pub fn dsum(&self) -> u64 {
+        let mut res = 0u64;
+        for d in self.rdigits.iter() { res += *d as u64; }
+        return res;
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut best_sum = 0u64;
+    for a in 1..100 {
+        for b in 1..100 {
+            let mut t = Num::fromn(a);
+            t = t.pow(b);
+            //let k = t.as_10();
+            //println!("{}", k);
+            //t.print_10();
+            let dsum = t.dsum();
+            println!("{}^{} = {}", a, b, dsum);
+            if dsum > best_sum {
+                best_sum = dsum;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    println!("{}", best_sum);
+}
+
+
+
+
+