You are given n non-negative integers a1, a2, ..., an , where each represents a point at coordinate (i, ai). n vertical lines are drawn such that the two endpoints of line i are (i, ai) and (i, 0). Find two lines, which together with the x-axis form a container, such that this container contains the most water.
Note: You may not slant the container and n is at least 2.

The above vertical lines are represented by the array [1,8,6,2,5,4,8,3,7]. In this case, the max area of water (blue section) one container can contain is 49.
Example:
Input: [1,8,6,2,5,4,8,3,7] Output: 49
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