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+class Solution {
+public:
+    bool isOneBitCharacter(vector<int>& bits) {
+        int n = bits.size();
+        int i = 0;
+
+        while(i < n - 1) {       
+            if(bits[i] == 1) {
+                i += 2;          
+            } else {
+                i += 1;          
+            }
+        }
+        return i == n - 1;
+    }
+};