AoC Day 3, Part 1 (Solved)

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+## \-\-\- Day 3: Gear Ratios ---
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+You and the Elf eventually reach a [gondola lift](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondola_lift) station; he says the gondola lift will take you up to the _water source_, but this is as far as he can bring you. You go inside.
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+It doesn't take long to find the gondolas, but there seems to be a problem: they're not moving.
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+"Aaah!"
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+You turn around to see a slightly-greasy Elf with a wrench and a look of surprise. "Sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone! The gondola lift isn't working right now; it'll still be a while before I can fix it." You offer to help.
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+The engineer explains that an engine part seems to be missing from the engine, but nobody can figure out which one. If you can _add up all the part numbers_ in the engine schematic, it should be easy to work out which part is missing.
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+The engine schematic (your puzzle input) consists of a visual representation of the engine. There are lots of numbers and symbols you don't really understand, but apparently _any number adjacent to a symbol_, even diagonally, is a "part number" and should be included in your sum. (Periods ( `.`) do not count as a symbol.)
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+Here is an example engine schematic:
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+```
+467..114..
+...*......
+..35..633.
+......#...
+617*......
+.....+.58.
+..592.....
+......755.
+...$.*....
+.664.598..
+
+```
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+In this schematic, two numbers are _not_ part numbers because they are not adjacent to a symbol: `114` (top right) and `58` (middle right). Every other number is adjacent to a symbol and so _is_ a part number; their sum is `4361`.
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+Of course, the actual engine schematic is much larger. _What is the sum of all of the part numbers in the engine schematic?_