Which Alice?

Which Alice? Which Alice?

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ALICE IN PUZZLE-LAND "Why, a quarter of a million, of course!" replied Alice, "in other words, two hundred and fifty thousand. "Oh, no!" Alice suddenly realized. "I meant—" "Too late to change your mind!" said the Red Queen. Did Alice pass or fail this problem? HOW MUCH? "She can't do division one bit!" repeated the Red Queen. "Shall I try her on addition and subtraction?" "Absolutely!" replied the White Queen. "All right," said the Red Queen, "a bottle of wine cost thirty shillings. The wine cost twenty-six shillings more than the bottle. How many shillings is the bottle worth?" Alice got this one right. Can you? AWAKE OR ASLEEP? "Here is a logic question," said the White Queen. "Whenever the Red King is asleep, everything he believes is wrong. In other words, everything the Red King believes in his sleep is false. On the other hand, everything he believes while he is awake is true. Well, last night at ten o'clock sharp, the Red King 68

ALICE IN PUZZLE-LAND<br />

"Why, a quarter of a million, of course!" replied <strong>Alice</strong>, "in other<br />

words, two hundred and fifty thousand.<br />

"Oh, no!" <strong>Alice</strong> suddenly realized. "I meant—" "Too<br />

late to change your mind!" said the Red Queen. Did<br />

<strong>Alice</strong> pass or fail this problem?<br />

HOW MUCH? "She can't do division one bit!" repeated the<br />

Red Queen. "Shall I try her on addition and subtraction?"<br />

"Absolutely!" replied the White Queen.<br />

"All right," said the Red Queen, "a bottle of wine cost thirty<br />

shillings. The wine cost twenty-six shillings more than the bottle.<br />

How many shillings is the bottle worth?"<br />

<strong>Alice</strong> got this one right. Can you?<br />

AWAKE OR ASLEEP? "Here is a logic question," said the White<br />

Queen. "Whenever the Red King is asleep, everything he believes is<br />

wrong. In other words, everything the Red King believes in his<br />

sleep is false. On the other hand, everything he believes while he is<br />

awake is true. Well, last night at ten o'clock sharp, the Red King<br />

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