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Maximum Circular Subarray Sum

Given an array of integers representing an array of points related to a game, find the maximum sum of a subarray considering that the array is circular (meaning the end is connected to the start). You can assume there is at least one number in the array. Input consists of a single line with space-separated integers. Output should be a single integer, the maximum sum of the subarray. Example: Input: 1 -2 3 -2 Output: 3 Explanation: The subarray [3] has the maximum sum, and it's the valid maximum.

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