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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- encoding: utf-8; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
+
+# Author: Sebastian Mark
+# CC-BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de)
+
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring,missing-function-docstring,consider-using-f-string
+
+
+def readinput():
+    with open("input", "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        lines = []
+        for line in file.read().splitlines():
+            lines.append(int(line) if line.isdigit() else "")
+    lines.append("")
+    return lines
+
+
+def sum_carried_calories(calories: list) -> list:
+    maxcals = []
+    cur = 0
+    for cal in calories:
+        if cal != "":
+            cur += cal
+        else:
+            maxcals.append(cur)
+            cur = 0
+    return maxcals
+
+
+def main():
+    calories = readinput()
+    carried = sum_carried_calories(calories)
+
+    # part1
+    maxcarried = max(carried)
+    print("Max carried calories: %d" % maxcarried)
+
+    # part2
+    topthree = sum(sorted(carried, reverse=True)[:3])
+    print("Max 3 carried calories: %d" % topthree)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()