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abacus.py
def print_abacus(value):
abacus = '00000*****'
for i in range(0, 10):
power_of_ten = 9 - i
row_factor = pow(10, power_of_ten)
num_beads = value / row_factor
if num_beads > 0:
value = value % row_factor
divider = 10 - num_beads
print '|' + abacus[:divider] + ' ' + abacus[divider:] + '|'
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