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Invariants & Monovariants · Superchallenge problem

Six numbers around a circle start as 1,0,0,0,0,01, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. A move adds 11 to two ADJACENT numbers. After any sequence of moves, what is the value of a1−a2+a3−a4+a5−a6a_1 - a_2 + a_3 - a_4 + a_5 - a_6?