private static String fixStr ( String a , String b ) {
  if ( a . compareTo ( b ) > 0 ) {
    return b + " " + a ;
  }
  else {
    return a + " " + b ;
  }
}

private static String fixStr ( String a , String b ) { if ( a . compareTo ( b ) > 0 ) { return b + " ▁ " + a ; } else { return a + " ▁ " + b ; } }
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