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The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems

19.—The Puzzle of the Prioress.

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19.—The Puzzle of the Prioress.

The Abbot of Chertsey was quite correct. The curiously-shaped cross may be cut into four pieces that will fit together and form a perfect square. How this is done is shown in the illustration.

See also p. 31 in A. in M.

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