#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define int long long int
#define double long double
#define print(a) for(auto x : a) cout << x << " "; cout << endl
inline int power(int a, int b) {
int x = 1;
while (b) {
if (b & 1) x *= a;
a *= a;
b >>= 1;
}
return x;
}
const int M = 1000000007;
const int N = 3e5+9;
const int INF = 2e9+1;
const int LINF = 2000000000000000001;
//_ ***************************** START Below *******************************
vector<int> a;
vector<int> generateOrder(int n, int valleys){
int s = 0, e = n-1;
vector<int> order(n);
int j = 0;
for(int i=1; i<n; i+=2){
order[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
for(int i=0; i<n; i+=2){
order[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
return order;
}
bool isPossible(int n, int mid){
vector<int> valleys(n);
int j = 0;
for(int i=1; i<n; i+=2){
valleys[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
for(int i=0; i<n; i+=2){
valleys[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
int ct = 0;
for(int i=1; i<n-1; i+=2){
if(valleys[i] < valleys[i-1] && valleys[i] < valleys[i+1]) ct++;
}
return ct >= mid;
}
pair<int, vector<int>> consistency1(int n){
sort(begin(a), end(a));
int s = 0, e = n;
while(s<e){
int mid = s + (e-s+1)/2;
if(isPossible(n, mid)){
s = mid;
}
else e = mid-1;
}
return {e, generateOrder(n, e) };
}
pair<int, vector<int>> consistency2(int n){
sort(begin(a), end(a));
vector<int> order(n);
int j = 0;
for(int i=1; i<n; i+=2){
order[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
for(int i=0; i<n; i+=2){
order[i] = a[j];
j++;
}
int ct = 0;
for(int i=1; i<n-1; i+=2){
if(order[i] < order[i-1] && order[i] < order[i+1]) ct++;
}
return {ct, order };
}
void solve() {
int n;
cin>>n;
a.resize(n);
for(int i=0; i<n; i++) cin >> a[i];
auto ans1 = consistency1(n);
cout << ans1.first << endl;
for(auto& it : ans1.second){
cout << it << " ";
}cout << endl;
// cout << " : " << endl;
// auto ans2 = consistency2(n);
// cout << ans2.first << endl;
// for(auto& it : ans2.second){
// cout << it << " ";
// }cout << endl;
}
int32_t main() {
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0); cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);
int t = 1;
// cin >> t;
while (t--) {
solve();
}
return 0;
}
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