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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?'

If you can answer the ice-lily riddle, turn to the entry with the same number as your answer.15

If you cannot answer the riddle, turn to 338.

[15] 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 338. 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.