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+class Solution {
+public:
+    int maximizeSquareHoleArea(int n, int m, vector<int>& hBars, vector<int>& vBars) {
+        int h = hBars.size();
+        int v = vBars.size();
+        
+        sort(hBars.begin(),hBars.end());
+        sort(vBars.begin(),vBars.end());
+        
+        int mxh = 1, mxv = 1,curr = 1;
+        
+        for(int i=1; i<h; i++){
+            if(hBars[i] == hBars[i-1] + 1){
+                curr++;
+            }
+            else curr = 1;
+            mxh = max(mxh,curr);
+        }
+
+        curr = 1;
+        for(int i=1; i<v; i++){
+            if(vBars[i] == vBars[i-1] + 1){
+                curr++;
+            }
+            else curr = 1;
+            mxv = max(mxv,curr);
+        }
+        int mini = min(mxh+1,mxv+1);
+
+        return mini * mini;
+    }
+};
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