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The author investigates the general solution to the equation \[ L_ny=\sum^m_{j=0} \left(\prod^n_{k=1} | x-b_k| \right)^{m-j}a_j(x)y^{(m-j)}(x)=f(x),\tag{1} \] where \(a_0(x)=1\), \(a_j(x)\), \(1\leq j\leq n\), \(f(x)\) are defined in \(\Gamma=\Gamma_0\setminus\Gamma_b\), \(\Gamma_0= \{a<x<b\}\), \(\Gamma_b=\{b_1,b_2, \dots,b_n\}\), \(m\) is an integer, \(\alpha>0\) a constant. He considers two cases depending on the position of the singular points \((\alpha= 1)\) or super-singular points \(x=b_k\), \(k=1,2, \dots,n\) in \(\Gamma_0\), on the power of the singularities \((\alpha<1,\alpha=1, \alpha>1)\) and on the roots of the characteristic equation \[ \sum^m_{j=0}a_j(x) \lambda^{m-j}(x)=0,\quad a_0(x)=1, \quad \lambda^0(x)=1. \] Two cases are investigated: 1) \(a<b_1<b_2 \dots<b_n<b\), 2) \(a<b_1<b_2\cdots <b_n=b\). Evidently, the problem of finding the general solution to (1) in \(\Gamma_0\) reduces to finding the general solution to (1) in intervals with the left and right extreme singular or super-singular points, in intervals with a left extreme singular \((\alpha=1)\) or super-singular point \((\alpha>1)\) and in intervals with a right extreme singular or super-singular point. The author considers in detail the case \(n=2\). The following cases are investigated in detail: 1. A singular or super-singular point coincides with the left boundary point. 2. The singular or super-singular points coincide with right boundary points. 3. The singular or super-singular point does not coincide with boundary points. 4. Cauchy problems in the case, where the singular or super-singular point does not coincide with a boundary point. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0908.00019].