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That's probably right Turtle.

How about this one for some fun
I'm thinking of a number from 1-10
What number am I thinking of then
Is it between 5-8


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yes Turtle you are correct
Reason, Tb got it with wing chair


Turtle-4?


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Is it between 5-8
Nope.

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Turtle-4?
I'm assuming you got us mixed up.
But no, not 4.


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i did woops!
somehow i think that this is a trick question-
how about 10


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Nope, not 10


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are we talking whole numbers here, or do we need the master numer-ator Turtle to lead us


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It's a whole number.

Not 9 though.

As a hint, it's not 1, 2, or 3 either.


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How about this one for some fun
I'm thinking of a number from 1-10
What number am I thinking of then?
One? When "then"?


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