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ANAGRAMS.
i 2 p 1 It contains—
t 2 s 3 2 triplets.
o 1 a 1 4 pairs.
r 2 m 1 4 single letters.
e 3 —– —–
n 2 6 18
—– 12
12 —–
18


Now, on examining the dictionary of all words of eighteen letters, it will be observed that they amount to twenty-seven, and that they may be arranged in six classes:—

7 having five letters of the same kind.
5 " four "
3 " three triplets.
7 " two triplets.
3 " one triplet.
2 " seven pairs.
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Hence it appears that the word sought must be one of those seven having two triplets, and also that it must have four pairs; this reduces the question to the two words—

misinterpretations,

misrepresentations.

The latter is the one sought, because its triplets are e and s, whilst those of the former are i and t.

The reader who has leisure may try to find out the word of eighteen letters formed by the following sentence:—

Art is not in, but Satan.

Another amusing puzzle may be greatly assisted by these

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