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               We seek order and pattern in all things
                  and often adjust our paradigm.

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                             Puzzle #426
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               What is the next number in this series?

                   7, 7, 9, 27, 31, 155, 161, ___

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                             Puzzle #427
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             What are the next two numbers in this series?

                20, 24, 12, 16, 8, 12, 6, 10, ___, ___

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                             Puzzle #428
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             What is the missing letter in this closed set?

                     Q, A, Z, W, S, X, E, ___, C

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                             Puzzle #429
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             What are the next two numbers in this series?

                15, 17, 18, 18, 17, 15, 12, 8, ___, ___

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                             Puzzle #430
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             What are the next two members in this series?

                       N, NE, SE, NW, ___, ___

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