Shorten ABC

AtCoder
IDarc110_e
Time2000ms
Memory256MB
Difficulty
We have a string $S$ of length $N$ consisting of `A`, `B`, and `C`. You can do the following operation on $S$ zero or more times: * Choose $i$ $(1 \leq i \leq |S| - 1)$ such that $S_i \neq S_{i + 1}$. Replace $S_i$ with the character (among `A`, `B`, and `C`) that is different from both $S_i$ and $S_{i + 1}$, and remove $S_{i + 1}$ from $S$. Find the number of distinct strings that $S$ can be after zero or more operations, and print the count modulo $(10^9+7)$. ## Constraints * $1 \leq N \leq 10^6$ * $S$ is a string of length $N$ consisting of `A`, `B`, and `C`. ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $N$ $S$ [samples]
Samples
Input #1
5
ABAAC
Output #1
11

For example, the following sequence of operations turns $S$ into `ACB`:

*   First, choose $i=2$. We replace $S_2$ with `C` and remove $S_3$, turning $S$ into `ACAC`.
*   Then, choose $i=3$. We replace $S_3$ with `B` and remove $S_4$, turning $S$ into `ACB`.
Input #2
50
AACCCCBBBACCCCABABCCCCABACCACACACCACABABBBABABACCB
Output #2
256972022
API Response (JSON)
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