2024 day1 solution1

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+sum = 0
+
+list1 = []
+list2 = []
+
+with open("input") as f:
+    for line in f.readlines():
+        nums = line.split()
+        list1.append(int(nums[0]))
+        list2.append(int(nums[1]))
+
+list1.sort()
+list2.sort()
+
+for ii, num in enumerate(list1):
+    sum += abs(num - list2[ii])
+
+print(sum)
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