- Start with: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- After removing all E's: TH UNTD STATS OF AMRICA
- After removing every fifth letter (positions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25): TH UTDS TSO AMRCA
- Change F to A (no F present, so no change): TH UTDS TSO AMRCA
- Move S's to the front: SSTH UTDS TO AMRCA → SSTHUTDSTOAMRCA
- Remove all T's: SSHUDSOAMRCA
- Remove first vowel (A) and last consonant (A): SSHUDSOAMRC
- Move fourth and fifth letters (U, D) to the end: SSHSOAMRCUD
- Replace S's with L's: LLHLOAMRCUD
- Remove sixth, seventh, and eighth letters (A, M, R): LLHLOCUD
- Move double L's to be third and fourth letters: HOCULLD
- Final answer: HOCULLD
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