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A stone general is a chess piece that moves one square diagonally upward on each move; that is, it may move from the coordinate \((a, b)\) to either of the coordinates \((a-1, b+1)\) or \((a+1, b+1)\). How many ways are there for a stone general to move from \((5,1)\) to \((4,8)\) in seven moves on a standard 8 by 8 chessboard?

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