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Heartbreak beach The clues
Jeff and Jane were two very shy people who met on a plane on their way to Mosquito Island for a five-day holiday. When they left the plane they realised they did not make arrangements to meet. The island had five beaches that faced east and were only used in the morning, and five beaches that faced west that were only used later in the day. Each of them sat down and figured out a schedule so that they would visit all ten beaches in the five days they were there and they would be bound to meet. Based on the clues, figure out their schedules.
1. By Wednesday night the situation was that when Jeff had been at Morning Beach, Jane had been at Sunrise Beach. By the time Jeff visited Sunrise Beach Jane had visited Early Beach and Wakeup Beach. Jeff visited Sleepy Beach the day before Jane did and Late Beach the day before as well. Jane had been to West Beach the day before she went to Late Beach herself. 2. On Thursday and Friday, Jeff went to either East Beach or Early Beach in the morning and West Beach or Sunset Beach later in the day. 3. Jeff went to East Beach the day before Jane did, and Jane visited Evening Beach two days after Jeff had been there.
r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S Jeff’s schedule
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
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Teac he r
The story
Friday
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
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East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
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Monday
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
Jane’s schedule . teTuesday o Wednesday Thursday c Friday . che e r o r st super East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
East Beach Sunrise Beach Morning Beach Wakeup Beach Early Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
West Beach Sunset Beach Evening Beach Sleepy Beach Late Beach
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