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Midwest Emo, by pmays123

Normal 6x6 sudoku rules apply.

Construct a thermometer chain using the two given thermometers as the first and final links of this chain. To do this, draw a line that begins in one grey circle and ends in another. You may use as many of the circles in the grid as needed, but you must eventually be able to walk from one tip of the two given thermometers to the other. The lines you draw can move orthogonally or diagonally through the centers of cells. Lines may not branch or intersect the chain.

Reading the digits on a thermometer chain from beginning to end, if digits strictly increased upon reaching a bulb then digits will strictly decrease after the bulb, and if digits strictly decreased upon reaching a bulb then digits will strictly increase after the bulb. The outermost bulbs behave like normal thermometers (digits strictly increase from bulb to tip).

Here is an example of a valid thermometer chain:

The thermometer chain may not pass through a cell with a diamond, and the inequality sign points to the smaller digit it sits between.

Link to Puzzle: SudokuPad

Let me know if you encounter any issues. Good luck, and I hope you have a great day! :)