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2010 AIME I Problem 7

Define an ordered triple (A, B, C) of sets to be \textit{minimally intersecting} if |A \cap B| = |B \cap C| = |C \cap A| = 1 and A \cap B \cap C = \emptyset. For example, (\{1,2\},\{2,3\},\{1,3,4\}) is a minimally intersecting triple. Let N be the number of minimally intersecting ordered triples of sets for which each set is a subset of \{1,2,3,4,5,6,7\}. Find the remainder when N is divided by 1000.

Note: |S| represents the number of elements in the set S.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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