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 **Input:** String. Its length is multiple of 10.
 - Each letter from alphabet encoded with dots(`.`) and dashes(`-`). `10` stands for dot(`.`), `11` stands for dash(`-`).
 - Each encoded **letter's length is 10**.
-- If the length of the encoded letter is **less then 10**, it `left padded` with `0`.
+- If the length of the encoded letter is **less than 10**, it `left padded` with `0`.
 - `Space` in string is `**********`.
 **Output:** String (decoded)
 **Example:** `me` -> `m === -- === 0000001111`, `e === . === 0000000010` -> `00000011110000000010`