Scientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace & Dan Kwartler

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Scientists still don't know the answer to this infamous question - Charles Wallace & Dan Kwartler

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After waking up alone in a locked room, two documents are slipped under your door: a note in an alien language and a detailed instruction manual in your language. The manual explains that for each alien character in the note, you should write an indicated corresponding symbol. Following this chart, you write a response that you slip out the door. A... Read More

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