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You have to remember that the energy is "stored" in the spring. The block doesn't have the potential energy. The energy of the third system isn't only dependent on the position of the block (or, more specifically, the right end of the spring). You had to do work to move the middle of the spring to the hinge. You need to take this energy into account as well.


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