While reviewing the new server maintenance log, Mark noticed that multiple teams often schedule their updates at nearly the same time, resulting in a cluttered list of overlapping blocks. He asked Lena to create a utility for the internal dashboard that merges these touching or overlapping windows into single, continuous periods. For instance, if one team is working from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and another starts at 3:00 PM and finishes at 6:00 PM, the dashboard should just show one consolidated block from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Eva noted that this logic will be reused across several reporting modules, so the consolidation needs to be perfectly accurate.