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You are given a 0-indexed string expression of the form "<num1>+<num2>" where <num1> and <num2> represent positive integers.

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Add a pair of parentheses to expression such that after the addition of parentheses, expression is a valid mathematical expression and evaluates to the smallest possible value. The left parenthesis must be added to the left of '+' and the right parenthesis must be added to the right of '+'.

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Return expression after adding a pair of parentheses such that expression evaluates to the smallest possible value. If there are multiple answers that yield the same result, return any of them.

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The input has been generated such that the original value of expression, and the value of expression after adding any pair of parentheses that meets the requirements fits within a signed 32-bit integer.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: expression = "247+38"\nOutput: "2(47+38)"\nExplanation: The expression evaluates to 2 * (47 + 38) = 2 * 85 = 170.\nNote that "2(4)7+38" is invalid because the right parenthesis must be to the right of the '+'.\nIt can be shown that 170 is the smallest possible value.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: expression = "12+34"\nOutput: "1(2+3)4"\nExplanation: The expression evaluates to 1 * (2 + 3) * 4 = 1 * 5 * 4 = 20.\n
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Example 3:

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\nInput: expression = "999+999"\nOutput: "(999+999)"\nExplanation: The expression evaluates to 999 + 999 = 1998.\n
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