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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import sys
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Route:
+    freq: int
+    offset: int
+    length: int
+
+
+def calculate_departures(routes):
+    """
+    Calculate the departures for each minute based on the given routes.
+
+    Args:
+        routes (list): A list of Route objects representing bus routes.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A dictionary where the keys are minutes and the values are the
+        length of the shortest route departing at that minute.
+    """
+    departures = {}
+    for route in routes:
+        start_minute = route.offset % route.freq
+        while start_minute < 60:
+            if start_minute in departures and departures[start_minute] < route.length:
+                # This is a slower bus, so we can ignore it
+                continue
+            departures[start_minute] = route.length
+            start_minute += route.freq
+
+    return departures
+
+
+def next_bus(departures, minute):
+    """
+    Find the next bus departure time after the given minute.
+
+    Args:
+        departures (dict): A dictionary containing the departure times as keys and the duration of each departure as values.
+        minute (int): The minute after which to find the next bus departure time.
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: A tuple containing the start minute and the end minute of the next bus departure.
+    """
+    start_minute = minute
+    while True:
+        if start_minute in departures:
+            return start_minute, start_minute + departures[start_minute]
+
+        start_minute += 1
+        if start_minute == 60:
+            start_minute = 0
+
+
+def bus_route(routes: list[Route]) -> list[int]:
+    # Get the start time of all bus routes
+    departures = calculate_departures(routes)
+    skip_bus = []
+
+    for minute in range(60):
+        start_minute, end_minute = next_bus(departures, minute)
+
+        # Check if there are any faster buses
+        for second_bus_start in range(start_minute + 1, end_minute):
+            if second_bus_start % 60 not in departures:
+                # No bus departs at this minute
+                continue
+            if second_bus_start + departures[second_bus_start % 60] < end_minute:
+                # The second bus is faster
+                break
+        else:
+            # No second bus will get there sooner
+            continue
+
+        skip_bus.append(minute)
+
+    return skip_bus
+
+
+def main():
+    # Convert input into triplets of integers
+    routes = []
+    for i in range(1, len(sys.argv), 3):
+        routes.append(Route(int(sys.argv[i]), int(
+            sys.argv[i+1]), int(sys.argv[i+2])))
+    result = bus_route(routes)
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()