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Bipartite Graphs and Matchings · Hard problem

A network of 1212 routers is built from three squares chained together: 1-2-3-4-11\text{-}2\text{-}3\text{-}4\text{-}1, then 4-5-6-7-44\text{-}5\text{-}6\text{-}7\text{-}4 (sharing router 44 with the first), then 7-8-9-10-77\text{-}8\text{-}9\text{-}10\text{-}7 (sharing router 77 with the second), plus two extra routers 1111 and 1212 each linked only to router 11. Every connected bipartite graph splits into two groups with every link crossing between them. What is the size of the LARGER group?