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Quote #200 "In A Riddle Whose Answer Is Chess, What Is The Only Prohibited Word?
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"In a riddle whose answer is chess, what is the only prohibited word?"
I thought a moment and replied, "The word chess".
-- -- Jorge Luis Borges
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Chess tonight.
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