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ANSWER IS YES. THERE ARE ONLY 2 PUZZLES BEING SPOKEN OF: THIS ONE, AND THE ONE BEFORE THIS ONE. THE ENTIRE QUESTION CAN BE REPHRASED TO: IF THE PUZZLE YOU SOLVED BEFORE THIS ONE WAS HARDER THAN THIS ONE, WAS THE PUZZLE YOU SOLVED BEFORE THIS ONE HARDER THAN THIS ONE? SO, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS DEFINITELY YES THE TRAVELER ASKED, "WHICH ROAD GOES TO YOUR VILLAGE". HE WOULD THEN TAKE THE ROAD THE VILLAGER POINTED TO. IF THE MAN IS A TRUTHFUL PERSON, HE WOULD POINT TOWARDS THE TRUTHFUL VILLAGE. IF HE'S A LIAR, HE WOULD ALSO POINT TO THE TRUTHFUL VILLAGE 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A THE EASIEST WAY TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE IS TO SELECT AN ANSWER FROM Q1 TO CHECK IF THE ANSWERS TALLY. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS A, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS C - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS B, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS A - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS C, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS D, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS B - CONTRADICTION. IF Q1'S ANSWER WAS D, THIS TELLS US THAT Q2'S ANSWER IS C, WHICH TELLS US Q3'S IS B, WHICH TELLS US Q4'S ANSWER IS A, WHICH TELLS US Q1'S ANSWER IS D - CORRECT ANSWER YES. HE TOOK AS MUCH TIME FOR THE SECOND HALF OF HIS TRIP AS THE WHOLE TRIP WOULD HAVE TAKEN ON FOOT. SO NO MATTER HOW FAST THE TRAIN WAS, HE LOST EXACTLY AS MUCH TIME AS HE SPENT ON THE TRAIN. HE WOULD HAVE SAVED 1⁄30 OF THE TIME BY WALKING ALL THE WAY