def option_1():
    return '-'.join([s[:4], s[4:6], s[6:]])

def option_1a():
    return '-'.join((s[:4], s[4:6], s[6:]))

def option_2():
    return '{}-{}-{}'.format(s[:4], s[4:6], s[6:])

def option_3():
    return '%s-%s-%s' % (s[:4], s[4:6], s[6:])
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