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'Very well,' says Count Conundrum. 'Just to make our journey to Tharro a little more interesting, if there is anyone here who can answer my next puzzle correctly they will receive from me forty Lune.' A chorus of delighted whisperings emanates from the crowd.
'In winter,' he begins, 'the ice-lilies of Lake Adon double in area every twenty-four hours. It takes sixty days from the time the first ice-lily appears until the lake is completely covered with them. On what day is the lake half covered with lilies?'
The obvious answer here is 59, since it doubles each day, quite easy. The colour in Count Conundrum;s face drains away more and I win 10 crowns of Lune.
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