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Issue 2
Submitted by plusadmin on May 1, 1997
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May 1997
Puzzle No. 2 - carnivorous beetles

Here is this issue's puzzle.

Solution to Puzzle No. 1 - the ring

The following people submitted correct answers:
- Stuart Graveston, Cambridge, England
- Roger Stratford, Cambridge, England.

The taxi problem

Here is another puzzle, but this time you don't have to wait until our next issue for the answer. You will find it at the end of the problem.

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