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Problem
This .tar file got tarred alot. Also available at /problems/like1000_0_369bbdba2af17750ddf10cc415672f1c.
​TAR File​
Solution
1.Extracting the 1000.tar file reveals 999.tar and filler.txt. Extracting the 999.tar file reveals 998.tar and filler.txt.
2.Run the script.py to extract the files in a loop. This script uses the tarfile python module as described in this article and removes the filler.txt file after each extraction.
3.We obtain the flag.png nested in 1000.tar file which has the flag: 
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Flag
picoCTF{l0t5_0f_TAR5}

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