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I have additionally supplied - what used to be essentially wanted for reference an index. The very nature and type of the publication avoided any separation of the puzzles into sessions, yet a specific amount of category might be present in the index. therefore, for instance, if the reader has a predilection for issues of relocating Counters, or for Magic Squares, or for blend and staff Puzzles, he'll locate that during the index those are introduced jointly for his convenience.

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