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use GIMP open the svg, 

Colors>Posterize,

Mode: Multiply,

export to png

open the png in inkscape,

select the image,

Path> trace bitmap,

Multicolor,

Detection mode: Colors,

Apply

move the new image,

remove the old image,

select the new image,

double click and remove the background,

select all part,

Object>Fill and stroke,

stroke paint,

click a blue box,

stoke style,

width: 20px,

Fill,

A: 0,

Join: the circle one

Cap: the circle one

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