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Riddles 13

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Elisha Anderson
25 April 2000

EASYSometimes its prescribed by doctors.Something given to employees.Its also something students get;Think: sun-shine, Mickey and the Keys.ANSWER: A vacationDoctors prescribe vacations to ease stress, bosses grant their employees at least two week a year, and students all get lengthy vacation time. Sun-shine, Disneyland/world and the Florida Keys are all often associated with vacations.INTERMEDIATEHaiku is structured by syllables;But here by feet each stage is done.A stone is thrown. A task is shown.Then: one, one, one, two, one, two, one.ANSWER: HopscotchLike the syllables of a haiku, every game of hopscotch follows a repetitive structure of hopping and jumping. A player throws a stone on the chalked out squares the hops and jumps across the board in a one, one, one, two, one, two, one pattern.DIFFICULTCommunity of vacancies.One person lives at each address.A half seeks whole. Dream of two souls.Each life in thirty words or less.ANSWER: The personals sectionThe personals section brings together a community of vacant hearts. Even though a whole person "lives" in each advertisement, that person is trying to complete a relationship, making it whole. Those who place a personals dream of bringing two souls together -- but have to do it in thirty words or less.

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