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String Subtraction
<div class="ques-view"><p>Given two strings <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow>S_1</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> and <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><mi>S</mi><mo>=</mo><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>−</mo><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S = S_1 - S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="mrel">=</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span><span class="mbin">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> is defined to be the remaining string after taking all the characters in <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> from <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow>S_1</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Your task is simply to calculate <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>−</mo><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S_1 - S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span><span class="mbin">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> for any given strings. However, it might not be that simple to do it <strong>fast</strong>.</p>
<h3 id="input-specification-">Input Specification:</h3>
<p>Each input file contains one test case. Each case consists of two lines which gives <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow>S_1</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> and <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, respectively. The string lengths of both strings are no more than <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><mn>1</mn><msup><mn>0</mn><mn>4</mn></msup></mrow>10^4</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.8141079999999999em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.8141079999999999em;vertical-align:0em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord mathrm">1</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathrm">0</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:-0.363em;margin-right:0.05em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle uncramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">4</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. It is guaranteed that all the characters are visible ASCII codes and white space, and a new line character signals the end of a string.</p>
<h3 id="output-specification-">Output Specification:</h3>
<p>For each test case, print <span class="katex"><span class="katex-mathml"><math><mrow><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>1</mn></msub><mo>−</mo><msub><mi>S</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow>S_1 - S_2</math></span><span aria-hidden="true" class="katex-html"><span class="strut" style="height:0.68333em;"></span><span class="strut bottom" style="height:0.83333em;vertical-align:-0.15em;"></span><span class="base textstyle uncramped"><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">1</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span><span class="mbin">−</span><span class="mord"><span class="mord mathit" style="margin-right:0.05764em;">S</span><span class="msupsub"><span class="vlist"><span style="top:0.15em;margin-right:0.05em;margin-left:-0.05764em;"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span><span class="reset-textstyle scriptstyle cramped mtight"><span class="mord mathrm mtight">2</span></span></span><span class="baseline-fix"><span class="fontsize-ensurer reset-size5 size5"><span style="font-size:0em;">​</span></span>​</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> in one line.</p>
<h3 id="sample-input-">Sample Input:</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-in">They are students.
aeiou
</code></pre>
<h3 id="sample-output-">Sample Output:</h3>
<pre><code class="lang-out">Thy r stdnts.
</code></pre>
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