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Count Palindromic Subsequences

Write a program that counts the number of distinct palindromic subsequences in a given string using a recursive approach. The string will only contain lowercase alphabetic characters. Input format: - A single line containing the input string. Output format: - A single integer representing the count of distinct palindromic subsequences. Example: Input: ababa Output: 7

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recursiondynamic programmingstring manipulation

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