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The Binary String Compressor

A binary string S of length 2^N can be compressed using a recursive rule: 1. If all characters in S are the same (all '0' or all '1'), the result is just that character ('0' or '1'). 2. Otherwise, the result is '(' + compress(LeftHalf) + compress(RightHalf) + ')'. Write a program to generate this compressed form. Input Format: A string of '0's and '1's (length is always a power of 2). Output Format: The compressed string. Example: Input: 11110000 Output: (10) (Explanation: 1111 becomes 1, 0000 becomes 0, combined with parens yields (10).)

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