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IF THERE WAS ONLY ONE BLUE-EYED PERSON ON THE ISLAND, THEN THAT PERSON WOULD LOOK AROUND AND SEE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER BLUE-EYED PERSON. SO HE REALIZES THAT HE IS THE ONLY PERSON WITH BLUE EYES ON THE ISLAND AND LEAVES ON THE DAY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. IF THERE ARE 2 BLUE-EYED PEOPLE, THEN THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER. EACH ONE EXPECTS THE OTHER TO LEAVE ON THE DAY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HOWEVER, ON THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THEY REALIZE THAT NEITHER OF THEM LEFT THE ISLAND, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DEDUCE THAT BOTH OF THEM HAVE BLUE EYES. THEY BOTH LEAVE THE ISLAND ON THE SECOND DAY. THROUGH MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION, THIS LOGIC CAN BE APPLIED TO THE 100 BLUE-EYED PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND. SO ON THE 100TH DAY, ALL THE 100 BLUE-EYED PEOPLE LEAVE THE ISLAND THE IDOLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE: GOD OF DIPLOMACY, GOD OF FALSEHOOD, GOD OF TRUTH. THE GOD OF TRUTH IS NOT SEATED ON THE LEFT BECAUSE HE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH WHEREAS THE IDOL ON THE LEFT REPLIED THAT THE GOD OF TRUTH IS SEATED AT THE CENTRE. THE GOD OF TRUTH IS ALSO NOT SEATED IN THE CENTRE AS HE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH BUT THE IDOL AT THE CENTRE REPLIED THAT THE GOD OF DIPLOMACY IS SEATED AT THE CENTRE. THEREFORE, THE GOD OF TRUTH IS SEATED ON THE RIGHT. AS GOD OF TRUTH IS SEATED ON THE RIGHT, AND HE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH, THEN THE THE GOD OF FALSEHOOD IS SEATED AT THE CENTRE. THE GOD OF DIPLOMACY IS SEATED ON THE LEFT AND HE HAS LIED THE SALESMAN IS A VISITOR AND HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH. IF THE WOMAN IS A VISITOR, AND ASKED IF SHE IS A VISITOR, SHE WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY: "YES". IF THE WOMAN IS A NATIVE, AND ASKED IF SHE IS A VISITOR, SHE WILL ANSWER FALSELY: "YES". IN EITHER CASE, THE WOMAN WILL ANSWER, "YES." SINCE THE SALESMAN DID NOT LIE, HE HAS TO BE A VISITOR SHE KILLED HER SISTER IN THE HOPE THAT THE MAN WOULD BE AT THE FUNERAL. SOME PEOPLE SAY THIS RIDDLE IS A TEST OF A PSYCHOPATH. IF YOU ANSWER IT CORRECTLY, YOU COULD BE ONE!