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Serialize and deserialize a binary tree.

Encoding a tree into a string and rebuilding it exactly hinges on one decision most candidates skip. Miss it and the structure becomes ambiguous. Here is the answer and the interview-grade reasoning.

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Encoding a tree into a string and rebuilding it exactly hinges on one decision most candidates skip. Miss it and the structure becomes ambiguous. Here is the answer and the interview-grade reasoning.

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