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\(a\), \(b\), \(c\) and \(d\) are four positive (and non-zero) integers.
$$abcd+abc+bcd+cda+dab+ab+bc+cd+da+ac+bd\\+a+b+c+d=2009$$
What is the value of \(a+b+c+d\)?

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