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In a message originally to All, atrium!sysop asked for:

#  Logic puzzles such as those posed by Dell's Official Pencil Puzzles and
#  Word Games.  You know, those puzzles that seem to appear on those
#  intelligence or Mensa quizzes. 


Here's one I got from Dr. Peter Ross here:


***  The Mr S and Mr P Problem, by David Warren

There are two numbers M and N such that 1 < M & N < 100.  Mr S is told
their sum S and Mr P is told their product P.  The following dialogue
takes place:

    Mr P: I don't know the numbers. 

    Mr S: I knew you didn't know them; I don't know them either. 

    Mr P: Now I know the numbers!

    Mr S: Now I know them too!
 
Question: What are the numbers?

Ken Johnson comments:

            genius(X) :-
            	solves(mr_s_and_mr_p_puzzle,X).



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