Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim lines = IO.File.ReadAllLines("days_of_week.txt") Dim i = 0 For Each line In lines i += 1 If line.Length > 0 Then Dim days = line.Split() If days.Length <> 7 Then Throw New Exception("There aren't 7 days in line " + i) End If Dim temp As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer) For Each d In days If temp.ContainsKey(d) Then Console.WriteLine(" ∞ {0}", line) Continue For End If temp.Add(d, 1) Next Dim len = 1 Do temp.Clear() For Each d In days Dim key As String If len < d.Length Then key = d.Substring(0, len) Else key = d End If If temp.ContainsKey(key) Then Exit For End If temp.Add(key, 1) Next If temp.Count = 7 Then Console.WriteLine("{0,2:D} {1}", len, line) Exit Do End If len += 1 Loop End If Next End Sub End Module