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Betal's first riddle.
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Who was the true husband?
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Are men or women worse?
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The most loyal servant.
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Who was the most delicate?
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Which was the greater fool?
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Whose body, whose head?
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Who deserved the gratitude?
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A wedding riddle.
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The question Vikram could not answer.
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