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Daily Logic Puzzles: Saturday, October 17, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 17, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.

Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 51 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1998

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 51% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Diagonally adjacent, Next to, Left of, Same location, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs
Instruments				Trumpet
Junk Food				Hamburger
Sports		Puck

Clues

1. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
2. The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
3. A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
4. The tennis game is left of the tuba player
5. The cattle dog likes eating donuts
6. Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
7. The border collie is having a walk at the beach

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Lake, Puck at the Beach, Hamburger at the Lake.
2. Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
3. Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
4. Clue 2: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
5. Clue 3: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
6. Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Tuba can't be at the Park.
7. Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
8. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
9. Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
10. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
11. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
12. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
13. Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Akita	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Guitar	Clarinet	Tuba	Trumpet
Junk Food	Donut	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Hamburger
Sports	Tennis Ball	Puck	Ping Pong	Baseball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1998

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Left of, At least N apart, Next to, Not at the far right, Same location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs			Akita
Instruments		Trumpet
Junk Food		Donut
Sports		Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The baseball game is left of the trumpet player
2. The hockey game and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart
3. The border collie is next to the hockey game
4. The hamburger stand is not at the lake
5. The ice cream stand is left of the golden retriever
6. One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Donut at the Beach, Trumpet at the Beach, Akita at the Trail.
2. Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
3. Clue 1: “The baseball game is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
4. Clue 2: “The hockey game and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
5. Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
7. Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
8. The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
9. The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
10. Clue 6: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
11. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
12. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
13. Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Akita	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Tuba	Trumpet	Guitar	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hamburger	Donut	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Puck	Ping Pong

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1998

23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 34 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, At the far left, Same location, Next to, Different locations, Left of, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers		Dahlia			Chrysanthemum
Instruments		Piano		Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The hockey game is at the farm
2. The soccer game is at the park
3. The pepper patch is at the farm
4. One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
5. The hockey game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
6. The tennis game is next to the golden retriever
7. The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog
8. The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location
9. The turnip patch and the saxophone music are not at the same location
10. The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location
11. The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location
12. The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location
13. The lab mix is left of the pizza stand
14. The pizza stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
15. The sheltie likes eating donuts
16. The sheltie is next to the broccoli patch
17. The hamburger stand and the tennis game are not at the same location
18. The saxophone music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
19. The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
20. The donut stand is at the park
21. The border collie is having a walk at the beach
22. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
23. The ping pong game is at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Snow, Dahlia at the Beach, Clarinet at the Lake, Piano at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
3. Clue 2: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
4. Clue 3: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
5. Clue 20: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
6. Clue 21: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
7. Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
8. Clue 23: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
9. Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
10. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
11. Clue 6: “The tennis game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
12. Clue 7: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
13. Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
14. Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
15. Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
16. Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
17. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
18. Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
19. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
20. Clue 6: “The tennis game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
21. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
22. Clue 13: “The lab mix is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
23. Clue 14: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
24. Clue 15: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
25. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
26. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
27. Clue 16: “The sheltie is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
28. Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the tennis game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
29. Clue 18: “The saxophone music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
30. Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm.
31. Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the saxophone music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
32. Clue 19: “The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
33. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
34. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Sheltie	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Lab Mix	Cattle Dog	Akita
Flowers	Iris	Dahlia	Poppy	Cosmo	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia
Instruments	Guitar	Piano	Tuba	Clarinet	Saxophone	Flute
Junk Food	Donut	Ice Cream	French Fries	Hot Dog	Pizza	Hamburger
Sports	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Ping Pong	Football	Puck
Vegetables	Cabbage	Broccoli	Carrot	Turnip	Garlic	Pepper

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1998

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, One location between, In order, left to right, Farther from, At least N apart, Equidistant, Next to, Different locations, At the far right, Symmetric around the center, Odd location, One of two locations, At the far left.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs				Golden Retriever
Flowers
Instruments						Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports				Baseball
Vegetables

Clues

1. The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
2. The ping pong game and the french fries stand have one location between them
3. The zinnia garden and the flute music have one location between them
4. The ice cream stand is left of the akita, is left of the zinnia garden
5. The akita likes to eat pepper
6. The ice cream stand is farther from the poppy garden than from the flute music
7. The akita and the hot dog stand are at least 4 locations apart
8. The tennis game is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the piano music
9. The iris garden is next to the turnip patch
10. The piano could not be heard at the hockey game
11. The broccoli patch and the baseball game are not at the same location
12. The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
13. The hamburger stand is at the farm
14. The golden retriever likes eating ice cream
15. The lab mix and the soccer game are at least 5 locations apart
16. The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
17. The pepper patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center
18. The saxophone music is at the park, trail, or snow
19. The piano music is coming from the snow or the beach
20. The border collie is having a walk at the farm
21. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat pizza
22. The football game is at the park
23. The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Clarinet at the Farm, Baseball at the Lake.
2. Clue 13: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
3. Clue 18: “The saxophone music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake.
4. Clue 19: “The piano music is coming from the snow or the beach” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
5. Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
6. Clue 22: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
7. Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
8. Clue 5: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake or Farm.
9. Clue 7: “The akita and the hot dog stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
10. Clue 5: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach or Trail.
11. Clue 11: “The broccoli patch and the baseball game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
12. Clue 1: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
13. Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Lake.
14. Clue 14: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
15. Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Farm.
16. Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Farm.
17. Clue 15: “The lab mix and the soccer game are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
18. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
19. Clue 5: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
20. Clue 1: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
21. Clue 7: “The akita and the hot dog stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
22. Clue 9: “The iris garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm; Turnip can't be at the Farm.
23. Clue 1: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
24. Clue 16: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
25. Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
26. Clue 10: “The piano could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
27. Clue 21: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
28. The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Beach.
29. Clue 23: “The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
30. The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Farm.
31. Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is left of the akita, is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
32. Clue 3: “The zinnia garden and the flute music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
33. Clue 23: “The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
34. The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Lake.
35. Clue 9: “The iris garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
36. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
37. Clue 1: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
38. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
39. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
40. Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
41. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
42. Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
43. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
44. Clue 16: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
45. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
46. Clue 23: “The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
47. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
48. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
49. Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is farther from the poppy garden than from the flute music” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
50. Clue 8: “The tennis game is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
51. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Lab Mix	Sheltie	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever	Akita	Border Collie
Flowers	Chrysanthemum	Poppy	Iris	Dahlia	Cosmo	Zinnia
Instruments	Tuba	Guitar	Saxophone	Flute	Piano	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Donut	French Fries	Ice Cream	Pizza	Hamburger
Sports	Football	Puck	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Ping Pong	Soccer Ball
Vegetables	Carrot	Cabbage	Broccoli	Turnip	Pepper	Garlic

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