Checkpoint: run compression

Challenge on lesson: Checkpoint: collapse the runs

CHALLENGE

Difficulty: intermediate+25 XP

Implement String compress(String s): collapse each run of equal adjacent characters to one copy ("aabbbca" → "abca"). Combine the run-boundary idea with the string accumulator; keep the first character unconditionally.

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