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HE WILL HAVE 25 COCONUTS WITH HIM AT THE END. THE TRICK IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SACKS AS YOU PASS CHECKPOINTS. THE FIRST 10 CHECKPOINTS REQUIRE 3 COCONUTS EACH, WHICH EMPTIES HIS FIRST SACK. THE NEXT 15 CHECKPOINTS REQUIRE 2 COCONUTS EACH, WHICH WILL EMPTY HIS SECOND STACK. NOW, HE IS LEFT WITH 1 SACK AND 5 MORE CHECKPOINTS. SO, THE 5 CHECKPOINTS WILL TAKE 1 COCONUT EACH. THEREFORE, HE WILL BE LEFT WITH 25 COCONUTS ONE, THE BUS DRIVER. ON THE 1ST STOP, 5 PEOPLE GET ON. ON THE 2ND STOP, 5 PEOPLE GET OFF AND 10 (TWICE AS MANY AS AT 1ST STOP) PEOPLE GET ON. ON THE 3RD STOP, 10 PEOPLE GET OFF. SO THERE ARE (5 - 5 + 10 - 10) 0 PASSENGERS LEFT, WHICH LEAVES THE BUS DRIVER AS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE BUS HE WAS WALKING, NOT DRIVING. (THIS RIDDLE ADDS IRRELEVANT INFORMATION TO DECEIVE THE READER. YOU EXPECT THAT SINCE HE'S A BUS DRIVER, HE'S CURRENTLY DRIVING THE BUS - BUT IT NEVER ACTUALLY SAYS THAT!) THE MASKED MAN IS ZORRO, AND THE PERSONAL LETTER HE DELIVERS TO THE VILLAINS HE THWARTS - IS THE LETTER "Z"