[ExI] ens puzzle, was: bexarotene

[spike]

The puzzle can be arbitrarily complex, using a new algorithm I found.

 

 

This is an example of the kind of puzzle one might expect a prole to create
when the yahoo is trying to distract himself from the immediate crisis at
hand, such as where to find bexarotene, and whether one should use the stuff
on an ailing family member.  Crises tend to bring out our most creative
ideas.  This does not mean we should create crises in order to create crisis
creativity.  This commentary contains exactly __________ Es, __________ Ns,
________ Ts.

 

 

 

 

My new algorithm discovered a solution in about 16 seconds.  If I wanted to
take this to absurd lengths, or rather more absurd than I already have, I
can take an entire page of text, or a book for that matter, and do the same
trick.  Aren't I clever?  So what I want you guys to tell me is if I am so
damn smart, why is it that I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO about this particular
family crisis, and I notice almost no one is offering suggestions.  Feel
free to toss out anything, and I will offer the reasons why that is a good
idea, but has risks and drawbacks, which I will offer freely.

 

spike

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