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Enigma No. 1521

By Gwyn Owen

19 November 2008

Boat scenes

PLEASURE boats ply in each direction along the canal from Eastbridge to Westford and back. They leave each place on the hour and every 15 minutes.

One day I left Eastbridge to walk along the towpath to Westford. I left at 12 o’clock and arrived at Westford at the same time as the boat that had left Eastbridge at 12.15. On my walk I saw eight boats going in the opposite direction, including one which arrived at Eastbridge as I left, and one which left Westford as I arrived.

The next day I left Eastbridge to cycle along…

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