2025-13 Covering the Donut with Unit Punches

Each punch can be centered anywhere in the plane and removes all points within distance 1 from its center. What is the minimum number of punches needed to remove every point in the annulus between the circles of radius 7 and 10 (with the same center)? Describe your construction. The person with the smallest number of punches earns +4, and the next four best answers earn +3.

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