# require 'pry'
def character_counting(characters)
	result = Hash.new(0)
	characters.delete(' ').chars.map do |change_to_one_big_array|
		# binding.pry
		change_to_one_big_array.split("").map {|count_the_letters| result[count_the_letters] += 1}
	end
	result
end

puts character_counting("lighthouse in the house...")

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