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bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: What is the common operation?

Hi;

Have a pleasant night. Welcome to the forum!

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anonimnystefy

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From: Harlan's World

Registered: 2011-05-23

Posts: 16,049

Re: What is the common operation?

Good night!

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phrontister

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From: The Land of Tomorrow

Registered: 2009-07-12

Posts: 4,877

Re: What is the common operation?

Hi;

For anyone coming across this thread before the puzzle's second appearance here (where it is discussed further), I gave a solution (not sure if it's 'the' solution) in post #13 of that second thread.

Last edited by phrontister (2016-10-30 20:02:37)

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