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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# author: bt3gl
+
+
+def merge_sort(array):
+
+    # part 1: recursively divide the array into subarrays
+    if len(array) < 2:
+        return array
+    
+    mid = len(array) // 2
+    left = merge_sort(array[:mid])
+    right = merge_sort(array[mid:])
+
+    # part 2: merge the subarrays
+    result = []
+    i, j = 0, 0
+    
+    while i < len(left) and j < len(right):
+        if left[i] <= right[j]:
+            result.append(left[i])
+            i +=1
+        else:
+            result.append(right[j])
+            j +=1
+    
+    if left[i:]:
+        result.extend(left[i:])
+    if right[j:]:
+        result.extend(right[j:])
+    
+    return result
+