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First, seventy-two.
Up seven, down eleven.
Finally, up eight.
What does it mean?
#riddlehaiku
Beyond my abilities to even figuring out what is the referenced context.
Hint: "The Martian"
72+7-11+8=76
Is it Jasson Dominguez who was the MLB's #76 prospect drafted in 2019?
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Thanks for trying. I'm talking about Ridley Scott's "The Martian", with Matt Damon. Nice movie, recommended.
Further hints -- First number: 72. Each addition/subtraction results in a new number. So, we end up with four different numbers in sequence.
If you haven't watched the movie, you have to be a bit geeky to get it. If you have watched it, or you're a coder, you should get it straight away.