Problem Description

Normalize two strings by removing all spaces, punctuation, and converting to lowercase, then check if they are equal. This is useful for comparing text while ignoring formatting differences.

Input Format

Two strings on separate lines.

Output Format

Return "EQUAL" if normalized strings are equal, "NOT EQUAL" otherwise.

Constraints

• 1 ≤ string length ≤ 1000

• Strings can contain letters, digits, spaces, punctuation

• Remove all non-alphanumeric characters

• Convert to lowercase for comparison

• Empty strings after normalization are considered equal

Sample Input/Output

A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
Amanaplanacanalpanama

EQUAL

Explanation

First string normalized: "amanaplanacanalpanama". Second string normalized: "amanaplanacanalpanama". They are equal.