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'Good, good!' he exclaims gleefully, twisting his droopy moustache as he paces the muddy road. 'Answer me this riddle. If a brick counter-balances three quarters of a pound plus three quarters of a brick, how many pounds does the whole brick weigh?'

If you can answer the old man's riddle,13 write down the solution and then turn to the entry with the same number as your answer.

If you cannot answer the riddle, turn to 269.

[13] If you wish to make a guess, you can go to the Numbered Sections List and choose your answer. If your first guess is incorrect, go to Section 269. The correct section will have a footnote confirming that you've answered the riddle correctly.

Text copyright © 1987 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1987 Gary Chalk.