Answer
:
It was required to
show how a resident at the town
marked A
might visit
every one of the towns once, and only once, and finish
up his tour at Z.
This puzzle conceals a little trick.
After the solver has demonstrated
to
his satisfaction that it cannot be done in accordance with the
conditions
as he at first understood them, he should carefully examine the wording
in order to find some flaw.
It was said, "This would be easy enough if
he
were able to cut across country by road, as well as by rail, but he is
not."
Now, although he is
prohibited from cutting across
country by
road,
nothing is said about his going by sea!
If, therefore, we carefully
look
again at the map, we shall find that two towns, and two only, lie on
the
sea coast.
When he reaches one of these towns he takes his departure on
board a coasting vessel and sails to the other port.
The annexed
illustration shows, by a dark line, the complete route.
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