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This doesn't represent a solution. Each star should represent one of the 6 units that add up to 6, and the bars should switch between the different variables. We have one too many bars. An example of a correct diagram would be

\begin{equation*} *|**||***\text{,} \end{equation*}

representing that \(x_1 = 1\text{,}\) \(x_2 = 2\text{,}\) \(x_3 = 0\text{,}\) and \(x_4 = 3\text{.}\)

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