Zigzag Level Order Traversal

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  1. 01Process one queue-sized level at a time.
  2. 02Place values into a level deque based on direction.
  3. 03Enqueue children in normal left-to-right order.
  4. 04Toggle direction only after a full level.

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  • How can two stacks implement the same traversal?

    Tests: stacks

  • Why keep traversal and output order separate?

    Tests: BFS invariants

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