AIME 1999 Problem 5

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For any positive integer $x_{}$ , let $S(x)$ be the sum of the digits of $x_{}$ , and let $T(x)$ be $|S(x+2)-S(x)|.$ For example, $T(199)=|S(201)-S(199)|=|3-19|=16.$ How many values of $T(x)$ do not exceed 1999?

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