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What little colour there is in the Count's already pallid face drains away.10 The crowd hoots with delight as he nods his head slowly to affirm that your answer is correct. As the ice-lilies double in number each day, the lake is half-covered on the day before it is fully covered.

Begrudgingly the Count hands over your prize--40 Lune. Record the Lune in the Belt Pouch section of your Action Chart (40 Lune occupy the same space as 10 Gold Crowns).

Turn to 338.

[10] This is the correct answer to the riddle from Section 141.

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