using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Console.Write("Enter the first string: ");

        string input1 = Console.ReadLine();

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        Console.Write("Enter the second string: ");

        string input2 = Console.ReadLine();

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        // Trim leading and ending spaces from both strings

        input1 = input1.Trim();

        input2 = input2.Trim();

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        // Compare the strings ignoring case

        bool areEqual = String.Equals(input1, input2, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

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        if (areEqual)

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Equal");

        }

        else

        {

            Console.WriteLine("Not equal");

        }

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        Console.ReadLine(); 

        // wait for user input before closing console

    }

}

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