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Graph Coloring · Superchallenge problem

Let GG be an 1111-vertex, triangle-free graph with vertices {v1,v2,v3,v4,v5,u1,u2,u3,u4,u5,w}\{v_1,v_2,v_3,v_4,v_5,u_1,u_2,u_3,u_4,u_5,w\} and edges: the 55-cycle v1-v2-v3-v4-v5-v1v_1\text{-}v_2\text{-}v_3\text{-}v_4\text{-}v_5\text{-}v_1; the shadow edges connecting each uiu_i to vi−1v_{i-1} and vi+1v_{i+1} (indices  mod 5\bmod 5, so u1u_1 connects to v5v_5 and v2v_2, etc.); and the vertex ww adjacent to all five uiu_i (2020 edges total, χ(G)=4\chi(G)=4). With 44 colors available, how many proper colorings does GG have?