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class ListNode {
    int val;
    ListNode next;

    ListNode(int val) {
        this.val = val;
        this.next = null;
    }
}

public class LinkedList {

    // Function to get the intersection node of two linked lists
    public ListNode getIntersectionNode(ListNode headA, ListNode headB) {
        if (headA == null || headB == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // Calculate the lengths of both linked lists
        int lengthA = getLength(headA);
        int lengthB = getLength(headB);

        // Align the start of both lists
        while (lengthA > lengthB) {
            headA = headA.next;
            lengthA--;
        }

        while (lengthB > lengthA) {
            headB = headB.next;
            lengthB--;
        }

        // Traverse both lists together to find the intersection
        while (headA != headB) {
            headA = headA.next;
            headB = headB.next;
        }

        return headA;  // or headB, they are the same at intersection point
    }

    // Utility function to calculate the length of a linked list
    private int getLength(ListNode head) {
        int length = 0;
        while (head != null) {
            length++;
            head = head.next;
        }
        return length;
    }

    // Function to print the linked list
    public void printList(ListNode head) {
        ListNode temp = head;
        while (temp != null) {
            System.out.print(temp.val + " ");
            temp = temp.next;
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        LinkedList list = new LinkedList();

        // Create two linked lists
        // List A: 1 -> 3 -> 5 -> 7 -> 9 -> 11
        ListNode headA = new ListNode(1);
        headA.next = new ListNode(3);
        headA.next.next = new ListNode(5);
        headA.next.next.next = new ListNode(7);
        headA.next.next.next.next = new ListNode(9);
        headA.next.next.next.next.next = new ListNode(11);

        // List B: 2 -> 4 -> 9 -> 11
        ListNode headB = new ListNode(2);
        headB.next = new ListNode(4);
        headB.next.next = headA.next.next.next.next;  // 9
        headB.next.next.next = headA.next.next.next.next.next;  // 11

        System.out.println("List A:");
        list.printList(headA);

        System.out.println("List B:");
        list.printList(headB);

        // Find intersection
        ListNode intersection = list.getIntersectionNode(headA, headB);

        if (intersection != null) {
            System.out.println("Intersection at node with value: " + intersection.val);
        } else {
            System.out.println("No intersection.");
        }
    }
}