Stretchy tree and system of equations

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A stretchy tree is here marked with bold edges:

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Then I get the the system of equations here by matrix: A=\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ -1 & -1 & 0 & 0\\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 \ \end{pmatrix} and

-b=\begin{pmatrix} 2\\ -8\\ 5\\ -6 \ \end{pmatrix}

A is with the rows a, b, c, d and the columns (b, c), (b, e), (d, e), (e, a).

I have to solve the system Ax=-b

So I think I got : $A^{-1}$=\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -1 & -1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -1\\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \ \end{pmatrix} And then the solution $A^{-1}(-b)$=\begin{pmatrix} 5\\ 3\\ 6\\ 2 \ \end{pmatrix} so $x_{bc}=5$,$x_{be}=3$, $x_{de}=6$,$x_{ea}=2$.

Is that correct or am I totally wrong?