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Energy Consumption Tracker

As an energy manager, you track hourly energy consumption changes. Write a program that reads the number of hours followed by the consumption changes for each hour (which can be positive or negative). Calculate and print the total consumption. If total consumption is less than zero, print 'Energy Surplus' instead of the total. Example Input: 6 3 -1 -2 1 4 -5 Example Output: Energy Surplus

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