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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+class Codechef {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+	    try
+	    {
+		
+		Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+		
+		int rows = 5;				
+		int cols = 5;				
+		int minValueInArray = -9;	
+		int elementsInHourGlass = 7;
+		int maxHourGlassSum = minValueInArray * elementsInHourGlass;
+		int matrix[][] = new int[rows][cols];
+		int hourGlassSum;	
+		
+		
+        for(int i=0; i < rows; i++){
+        	
+            for(int j=0; j < cols; j++){
+                matrix[i][j] = in.nextInt();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        for(int i=0; i < rows; i++){
+            for(int j=0; j < cols; j++){
+                System.out.print(matrix[i][j] + " ");
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+        
+        for (int i=0; i < (rows-2); i++) {
+        	for (int j=0; j<(cols-2); j++) {
+        		System.out.println ("Checking hourglass at (" + i + "," + j + ")");
+        		System.out.println(matrix[i][j] + " " + matrix[i][j+1] + " "  + matrix[i][j+2]);
+        		System.out.println("  " + matrix[i+1][j+1]);
+        		System.out.println(matrix[i+2][j] + " " + matrix[i+2][j+1] + " " + matrix[i+2][j+2]);
+        		hourGlassSum = matrix[i][j]   + matrix[i][j+1]   + matrix[i][j+2] +
+        									    matrix[i+1][j+1] +
+        					   matrix[i+2][j] + matrix[i+2][j+1] + matrix[i+2][j+2];
+        		System.out.println("hour glass sum = " + hourGlassSum);
+        		if (hourGlassSum > maxHourGlassSum) {
+        			maxHourGlassSum = hourGlassSum;
+        		}
+        	}
+        }
+        System.out.println("Maximum Hour Glass Sum = " + maxHourGlassSum);
+
+	
+	    }
+	    catch(Exception e)
+	    {
+	        return;
+	    }
+	    }
+
+}
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