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The added letters spell TELESCOPE. herb + t becomes berthbang + e becomes begankeen + l becomes kneelsuit + e becomes suitequad + s becomes squadwhey + c becomes chewycell + o becomes cellotoil + p becomes pilotwild + e becomes wield
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Puzzle 2
What are the next three letters in this sequence:
HDD
TMRUTC
TCSO
TMRD
The initial letters from the nursery rhyme, Hickory Dickory Dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
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Puzzle 3
A trout's tail weighs eight pounds.
Its head weighs as much as the tail and one-half of the body combined, and the body weighs as much as the head and tail combined.