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ALICE IN PUZZLE-LAND<br />

"So Humpty Dumpty didn't solve it," said <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"Oh, yes, he did, because he asked me another question, and<br />

when I answered, he was able to solve it."<br />

"What question was that?" asked <strong>Alice</strong> eagerly.<br />

"Unfortunately I have forgotten by now," replied the White<br />

Knight.<br />

"It is very difficult to get information from you," said <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"Don't you remember anything about the question?"<br />

"Yes," replied the Knight, "I remember that Humpty Dumpty<br />

either asked me whether any two consecutive statements were true,<br />

or he asked me whether any two consecutive statements were false,<br />

but I can't remember which of the two questions he asked, or what<br />

answer I gave."<br />

<strong>Which</strong> of the three defendants was guilty?<br />

THE NEXT TRIAL "I remember another curious trial," said<br />

the White Knight. "It involved three defendants. Each of the three<br />

accused one of the other two. The first defendant was the only one<br />

who told the truth. Had each one accused someone different, but<br />

again not himself, then the second defendant would have been the<br />

only one who told the truth."<br />

<strong>Which</strong> of the three defendants was guilty?<br />

THE NEXT TRIAL "Another trial I know about," said the<br />

White Knight, "is one in which I was not present. It was told to me<br />

by the Jabberwocky.<br />

"As the Jabberwocky explained, there were again three defendants.<br />

Each of them accused one of the others, but the Jabberwocky<br />

didn't tell me who accused whom. However, he did tell me that the<br />

first defendant told the truth."<br />

"What about the second defendant?" asked <strong>Alice</strong>.<br />

"The Jabberwocky never told me whether the second defendant<br />

told the truth or lied."<br />

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