PUZZLERS Challenge.
                   Copyright (c) 1991, by Dennis J. Yelton.
                             All Rights Reserved.
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          Ok, so you've finally solved a 7x7 Quilt puzzle and you think
     you're pretty smart, right?  Well, let's not be so hasty.  The REAL
     challenge isn't just to solve the puzzle, but to solve it in as few
     moves as possible.  It turns out that any 7x7 Quilt, no matter how
     thoroughly it's scrambled, can always be solved well within the
     "Genius" range.  So how close did you come, Sherlock?  Think you can
     do better?  Well, that's what the Challenge Puzzle is all about.
     This is the 7x7 Quilt puzzle obtained when loading the file
     CHALLENG.PZL from the FILES menu.

          You are hereby challenged to solve the Challenge Puzzle in WELL
     under the 171 moves required by the "Genius" version of SOLVE.  Yes,
     it CAN be done.  In fact, it can be done with a vengence!  But you may
     require a little help, so the following Clue Poem is provided for your
     assistance.  Within the poem are all the clues needed to conquer the
     Challenge Puzzle with embarassing ease.  Of course, you first have
     to unlock the mysteries of the poem.  But once you do, you'll be
     astonished at the result!

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      CLUE POEM:
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                              CAN IT BE DONE?

                                    by

                               D. J. Yelton







           They say it can not be done,

              Though fools are bound to try,

           Adrift in rudderless ships

              On endless seas so dry.



                               They say it's like the ether,

                                  A hole that will not fill,

                               A torrent without limit,

                                  Transcending human skill.







           But some could not ignore it,

              Like feathered shaft it came,

           Pointing forever upwards,

              To heights of greatest fame.



                               The learned among them knew

                                  A skeptic's often right,

                               But reckoned like their fellows

                                  There'd been an oversight.







           From Alpha to Omega,

              From Hercules to Zeus,

           They boldly tried to scorch it,

              But only cooked their goose.



                               Much later came the Great Ones,

                                  Courageously they fought.

                               But they each succumbed in turn,

                                  Till all t'was left was naught.







           Now we KNOW -- it CAN'T be done,

              The rules are much too strict.

           But if they're too restrictive,

              Perhaps they should be fixed.



                               So if you have the patience,

                                  Look closely and you'll see

                               A number and procedure

                                  To solve the mystery.