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Add Drama to String

Transform a string by adding one exclamation mark to every group of consecutive exclamation marks and converting all periods to exclamation marks.

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Late January, 2026

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Problem: Add Drama You are asked to add some drama to a string. Given your string, you must: Add one exclamation mark to every group of consecutive exclamation marks (a single exclamation mark is also considered a group). Then, change all the periods (.) to exclamation marks (!). Example: Input: Roses are red. Oranges are orange! Output: Roses are red! Oranges are orange!! Implementation Details: Function: Implement the method addDrama. Parameters: * text (String): An ASCII string, defining the text to be dramatized. Return Value: * dramatizedText (String): The dramatized string.

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