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+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class Ch2 {
+  public static ArrayList<Integer> loopExistsAt(
+    int start, int[] ints, HashMap<Integer, Integer> seen
+  ) {
+    // bail early if we're in a loop we've seen before
+    if (seen.get(start) != null) {
+      // return an empty ArrayList
+      return new ArrayList<Integer>();
+    }
+
+    // initialize an empty list to start
+    ArrayList<Integer> loop = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+    // initialize i to starting point
+    int i = start;
+    while (true) {
+      // keep track of the values in the order we visit them
+      loop.add(ints[i]);
+
+      // track where we've already been
+      // to avoid double-counting loops
+      seen.put(i, 1);
+
+      // get the next index
+      i = ints[i];
+
+      // make sure the index is in bounds
+      if (i < 0 || i >= ints.length) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      // make sure we haven't seen the index before
+      if (seen.get(i) != null) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // if the last element points back to
+    // the start, it's a loop!
+    if (loop.get(loop.size() - 1) == start) {
+        return loop;
+    }
+
+    // otherwise, return an empty ArrayList
+    return new ArrayList<Integer>();
+  }
+
+  public static ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>> identifyLoops(int[] ints) {
+    ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>> loops =
+      new ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>>();
+    HashMap<Integer, Integer> seen =
+      new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < ints.length; i++) {
+      ArrayList<Integer> loop = loopExistsAt(i, ints, seen);
+      if (loop.size() > 0) {
+        loops.add(loop);
+      }
+    }
+    return loops;
+  }
+
+  public static String comma_joined(int[] ints) {
+    // we're using it more than once, make it a method
+    return Arrays.stream(ints)
+                 .mapToObj(String::valueOf)
+                 .collect(Collectors.joining(","));
+  }
+
+  public static void solution(int[] ints) {
+    System.out.println("Input: @ints = (" + comma_joined(ints) +
+                       ")");
+    ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>> loops = identifyLoops(ints);
+    int count = loops.size();
+    System.out.println(String.format("Output: %1$d", count));
+    if (count > 0) {
+      String loop_noun = (count == 1) ? "Loop" : "Loops";
+      String are_verb  = (count == 1) ? "is"   : "are";
+      System.out.println("\n" + loop_noun + " " + are_verb +
+                         " as below:");
+
+      for (ArrayList<Integer> loop : loops) {
+        String as_list = loop.stream()
+                             .map(String::valueOf)
+                             .collect(Collectors.joining(" "));
+        System.out.println("[" + as_list + "]");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println("Example 1:");
+    solution(new int[] {4,6,3,8,15,0,13,18,7,16,14,
+                        19,17,5,11,1,12,2,9,10});
+
+    System.out.println("\nExample 2:");
+    solution(new int[] {0,1,13,7,6,8,10,11,2,14,16,
+                        4,12,9,17,5,3,18,15,19});
+
+    System.out.println("\nExample 3:");
+    solution(new int[] {9,8,3,11,5,7,13,19,12,4,14,
+                        10,18,2,16,1,0,15,6,17});
+  }
+}