“Tell me this, traveler. What walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three in the evening?” “Hm . . . four feet in the morning, two at noon, three in the evening?” “Just give me the answer to that,” purred the Sphinx, “and you may freely pass.” Oedipus sucked in through his teeth. “Man, oh man,” he said, shaking his head, “that’s a teaser and no mistake.” “Ha! You can’t solve it, then?” “But I did,” said Oedipus, raising his eyebrows in surprise. “Didn’t you hear me?” The Sphinx stared. “What do you mean?” “I just told you. ‘Man, oh man,’ I said. And ‘man’ is the answer. When
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