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\operatorname{dist}(\mathrm{C}, \mathrm{W})+\operatorname{dist}(\mathrm{W}, \mathrm{D})=\operatorname{dist}(\mathrm{C}, \mathrm{W})+\operatorname{dist}\left(\mathrm{W}, \mathrm{D}^{*}\right)