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f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?




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The king of Octopuses has servants who have six, seven or eight legs. The distinguishing characteristics of the servants is that the one with seven legs always lie but the one with either six or eight legs speak the truth always.

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The black one says, 'We have 28 legs altogether.'

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The red one says, 'We have 25 legs altogether.'


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