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Masyu (Canal View) (1134)
Instruction:
Draw a single loop that passes orthogonally through centers of cells. The loop must go through all cells with diamonds. The loop may not intersect itself or enter the same cell more than once. The loop must go straight through the cells with white diamonds, with a turn in at least one of the cells immediately before or after each white diamond. The loop must make a turn in all the black diamonds, but must go straight in both cells immediately before and after each black diamond.
Cells without diamonds that the loop goes through are considered "canal" cells. Each number indicates the total count of canal cells connected in line vertically and horizontally to the numbered cell. (Note that the meaning of "connected in line" here ignores the actual path of the loop.) Unlike in a standard Canal View puzzle, it is permissible to have a 2×2 group of canal cells, and the canal cells do not need to all be connected.