Problem:
Score : 600 points

Problem Statement

You are given a string S of length 2N consisting of lowercase English letters.

There are 2^{2N} ways to color each character in S red or blue. Among these ways, how many satisfy the following condition?

The string obtained by reading the characters painted red from left to right is equal to the string obtained by reading the characters painted blue from right to left.

Constraints

1 \leq N \leq 18

The length of S is 2N.

S consists of lowercase English letters.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N
S

Output

Print the number of ways to paint the string that satisfy the condition.

Sample Input 1

4
cabaacba

Sample Output 1

4

There are four ways to paint the string, as follows:

cabaacba

cabaacba

cabaacba

cabaacba

Sample Input 2

11
mippiisssisssiipsspiim

Sample Output 2

504

Sample Input 3

4
abcdefgh

Sample Output 3

0

Sample Input 4

18
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Sample Output 4

9075135300

The answer may not be representable as a 32-bit integer.

Solution in Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Time Limit Exceeded)

#![allow(unused_imports)]
#![allow(dead_code)]
#![allow(unused_macros)]
#![allow(non_snake_case)]

use std::cmp::{max, min};
use std::cmp::Ordering::{self, Equal, Greater, Less};
use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
use std::f64::consts::PI;
use std::io::Write;
use std::ops::{AddAssign, Sub};

macro_rules! input {
    (source = $s:expr, $($r:tt)*) => {
        let mut iter = $s.split_whitespace();
        input_inner!{iter, $($r)*}
    };
    ($($r:tt)*) => {
        let s = {
            use std::io::Read;
            let mut s = String::new();
            std::io::stdin().read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap();
            s
        };
        let mut iter = s.split_whitespace();
        input_inner!{iter, $($r)*}
    };
}

macro_rules! input_inner {
    ($iter:expr) => {};
    ($iter:expr, ) => {};

    ($iter:expr, $var:ident : $t:tt $($r:tt)*) => {
        let $var = read_value!($iter, $t);
        input_inner!{$iter $($r)*}
    };
}

macro_rules! read_value {
    ($iter:expr, ( $($t:tt),* )) => {
        ( $(read_value!($iter, $t)),* )
    };

    ($iter:expr, [ $t:tt ; $len:expr ]) => {
        (0..$len).map(|_| read_value!($iter, $t)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };

    ($iter:expr, chars) => {
        read_value!($iter, String).chars().collect::<Vec<char>>()
    };

    ($iter:expr, usize1) => {
        read_value!($iter, usize) - 1
    };

    ($iter:expr, $t:ty) => {
        $iter.next().unwrap().parse::<$t>().expect("Parse error")
    };
}

macro_rules! debug {
    ($($e:expr),*) => {
        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
        $({
            let (e, mut err) = (stringify!($e), std::io::stderr());
            writeln!(err, "{} = {:?}", e, $e).unwrap()
        })*
    };
}

trait Ext {
    type Item;

    fn lower_bound(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> usize
        where
            Self::Item: Ord;

    fn lower_bound_by<'a, F>(&'a self, f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering;

    fn lower_bound_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord;

    fn upper_bound(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> usize
        where
            Self::Item: Ord;

    fn upper_bound_by<'a, F>(&'a self, f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering;

    fn upper_bound_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord;

    fn equal_range(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            Self::Item: Ord;

    fn equal_range_by<'a, F>(&'a self, f: F) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering;

    fn equal_range_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, f: F) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord;
}

impl<T> Ext for [T] {
    type Item = T;

    fn lower_bound(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> usize
        where
            T: Ord,
    {
        self.lower_bound_by(|y| y.cmp(x))
    }
    fn lower_bound_by<'a, F>(&'a self, mut f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering,
    {
        let s = self;
        let mut size = s.len();
        if size == 0 {
            return 0;
        }
        let mut base = 0usize;
        while size > 1 {
            let half = size / 2;
            let mid = base + half;
            let cmp = f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(mid) });
            base = if cmp == Less { mid } else { base };
            size -= half;
        }
        let cmp = f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(base) });
        base + (cmp == Less) as usize
    }
    fn lower_bound_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, mut f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord,
    {
        self.lower_bound_by(|e| f(e).cmp(k))
    }

    fn upper_bound(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> usize
        where
            T: Ord,
    {
        self.upper_bound_by(|y| y.cmp(x))
    }

    fn upper_bound_by<'a, F>(&'a self, mut f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering,
    {
        let s = self;
        let mut size = s.len();
        if size == 0 {
            return 0;
        }
        let mut base = 0usize;
        while size > 1 {
            let half = size / 2;
            let mid = base + half;
            let cmp = f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(mid) });
            base = if cmp == Greater { base } else { mid };
            size -= half;
        }
        let cmp = f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(base) });
        base + (cmp != Greater) as usize
    }
    fn upper_bound_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, mut f: F) -> usize
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord,
    {
        self.upper_bound_by(|e| f(e).cmp(k))
    }

    fn equal_range(&self, x: &Self::Item) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            T: Ord,
    {
        self.equal_range_by(|y| y.cmp(x))
    }
    fn equal_range_by<'a, F>(&'a self, mut f: F) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> Ordering,
    {
        let s = self;
        let mut size = s.len();
        if size == 0 {
            return 0..0;
        }
        let mut base = (0usize, 0usize);
        while size > 1 {
            let half = size / 2;
            let mid = (base.0 + half, base.1 + half);
            let cmp = (
                f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(mid.0) }),
                f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(mid.1) }),
            );
            base = (
                if cmp.0 == Less { mid.0 } else { base.0 },
                if cmp.1 == Greater { base.1 } else { mid.1 },
            );
            size -= half;
        }
        let cmp = (
            f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(base.0) }),
            f(unsafe { s.get_unchecked(base.1) }),
        );
        (base.0 + (cmp.0 == Less) as usize..base.1 + (cmp.1 != Greater) as usize)
    }

    fn equal_range_by_key<'a, K, F>(&'a self, k: &K, mut f: F) -> std::ops::Range<usize>
        where
            F: FnMut(&'a Self::Item) -> K,
            K: Ord,
    {
        self.equal_range_by(|e| f(e).cmp(k))
    }
}

struct UnionFind {
    parts: Vec<usize>
}

impl UnionFind {
    fn new(n: usize) -> UnionFind {
        let parts = (0..n).collect();
        UnionFind { parts: parts }
    }

    fn union(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) {
        let i_leader = self.find(i);
        let j_leader = self.find(j);
        self.parts[j_leader] = self.parts[i_leader];
    }

    fn find(&mut self, i: usize) -> usize {
        let mut p = i;
        while self.parts[p] != p {
            p = self.parts[p]
        };
        let mut s = i;
        while s != p {
            let t = self.parts[s];
            self.parts[s] = p;
            s = t
        };
        p
    }

    fn find_only(&self, i: usize) -> usize {
        let mut p = i;
        while self.parts[p] != p {
            p = self.parts[p]
        };
        p
    }

    fn same(&mut self, i: usize, j: usize) -> bool {
        self.find(i) == self.find(j)
    }

    fn same_only(&self, i: usize, j: usize) -> bool {
        self.find_only(i) == self.find_only(j)
    }
}

struct BinaryIndexTree<T> {
    data: Vec<T>,
}

impl<T> BinaryIndexTree<T>
    where
        T: Copy + AddAssign + Sub<Output=T> + Default,
{
    fn new(size: usize) -> Self {
        let buf_size = size.next_power_of_two();
        BinaryIndexTree {
            data: vec![T::default(); buf_size + 1],
        }
    }

    fn range_sum(&self, l: usize, r: usize) -> T {
        self.sum(r - 1) - self.sum(l - 1)
    }

    fn sum(&self, i: usize) -> T {
        let mut i = i as i64;
        let mut ret = T::default();
        while i > 0 {
            ret += self.data[i as usize];
            i -= i & -i;
        }
        ret
    }

    fn add(&mut self, i: usize, value: T) {
        assert!(i > 0);
        let n = self.data.len() as i64;
        let mut i = i as i64;
        while i <= n - 1 {
            self.data[i as usize] += value;
            i += i & -i;
        }
    }
}

#[inline]
fn clamp<T: PartialOrd>(input: T, min: T, max: T) -> T {
    debug_assert!(min <= max, "min must be less than or equal to max");
    if input < min {
        min
    } else if input > max {
        max
    } else {
        input
    }
}

#[inline]
fn coord_compress<T: std::clone::Clone + std::cmp::Ord>(src: Vec<T>) -> Vec<usize> {
    let mut tmp = src.clone();
    tmp.sort();
    tmp.dedup();
    src.iter()
        .map(|x| {
            tmp.binary_search(x).unwrap()
        })
        .collect()
}

#[inline]
fn binary_search<F>(l: i64, r: i64, query_fn: F) -> i64 where F: Fn(i64) -> bool {
    let mut size = r - l;
    let mut base = l;
    while size > 1 {
        let half = size / 2;
        let mid = base + half;
        if !query_fn(mid) {
            base = mid;
        }
        size -= half;
    }
    base + !query_fn(base) as i64
}

#[inline]
fn rel<T: PartialOrd + Default>(n: T) -> T {
    if n < T::default() {
        T::default()
    } else {
        n
    }
}

#[inline]
fn rem_euclid(a: i64, rhs: i64) -> i64 {
    let r = a % rhs;
    if r < 0 {
        if rhs < 0 {
            r - rhs
        } else {
            r + rhs
        }
    } else {
        r
    }
}

#[inline]
fn div_euclid(a: i64, rhs: i64) -> i64 {
    let q = a / rhs;
    if a % rhs < 0 {
        return if rhs > 0 { q - 1 } else { q + 1 };
    }
    q
}

fn main() {
    input! {
        N: usize,
        aa: chars,
    }
    let N: usize = N;
    let aa: Vec<char> = aa;

    let greedy = |arr: &Vec<char>| {
        let n = arr.len();
        let mut res = vec![];

        for flag in 0..1 << n {
            let mut r_chars = vec![];
            let mut b_chars = vec![];

            for i in 0..n {
                if flag & (1 << i) > 0 {
                    r_chars.push(arr[i])
                } else {
                    b_chars.push(arr[i])
                }
            }

            res.push((r_chars, b_chars));
        }

        res
    };

    let bb = greedy(&aa[0..N].to_vec());
    let cc = greedy(&aa[N..].to_vec());

    let mut res = 0;
    for (r0, b0) in bb.iter().cloned() {
        for (r1, b1) in cc.iter().cloned() {
            if r0.len() + r1.len() != N{ continue; }

            let r: Vec<char> = [r0.to_vec(), r1.to_vec()].concat();
            let b: Vec<char> = [b0.to_vec(), b1.to_vec()].concat();

            let is_ok = r.iter()
                .zip(b.iter().rev())
                .all(|(a, b)| { a == b });

            if is_ok {
                res += 1;
            }
        }
    }

    println!("{}", res);
}