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def Shortening_search(target):
	assert 0<target<1000 #must be between 1 and 999.
	list, count = range(1000), 0
	while len(list) > 1:
		if list[0] == target:
			return count
		elif list[-1] == target:
			return count
		else:
			list.pop()
			list.remove(list[0])
			count += 1
	return count