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2naSalit

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5. I would...

Reply to Orrex (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:11 PM

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Grab as many as I could and see if the silver one is there in my hand. If not there, grab the rest of them so I would say the answer is 2. (As confirmed by Ray Magliottzzi, the answer is 2).

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