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+(defn lower_root [n] (int (Math/floor (Math/sqrt n))))
+
+(defn box_size [n] (if (even? (lower_root n)) (- (lower_root n) 1) (lower_root n)))
+
+(defn half_box [n] (int (/ (box_size n) 2)))
+
+(defn sq [n] (* n n))
+
+(defn side_num [n]
+  (mod
+    (- n (sq (box_size n)))
+    (+ (box_size n) 1))
+  )
+
+(defn part1 [n]
+  (if (= n 1)
+    0
+    (+ 1 (half_box n) (Math/abs (- (side_num n) (half_box n) 1)))
+    )
+  )
+
+(println "Part 1 including samples")
+(println (part1 1))
+(println (part1 12))
+(println (part1 23))
+(println (part1 1024))
+(println (part1 361527))