Simplify boolean POS expression from 2 terms to 1 term. (Or 10 to 3)

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How can the expression AB'CD' + ABC'D' be simplified to AC'?

If context is needed, then this is the full expression:

A’B’C’D’ + A’B’C’D + A’BC’D + A’BCD + AB’C’D’ + AB’C’D + AB’CD’ + ABC’D’ + ABC’D + ABCD

And the simplified answer is:

BD + B'C' + AC'

I've gotten to BD + B'C' but I can't seem to simplify two stray terms down to AC'.

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For the first part $\quad AB'CD' + ABC'D' = AD'\quad$ because both BB' and CC' are represented by $AD'.\quad$ I believe the entire eqpression simplifies as shown in the Veitch diagram below.

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