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No. XLVIII.—A BROKEN SQUARE

This is the completed Square:—

BOASTER
OBSCENE
ASSERTS
SCEPTRE
TERTIAN
ENTRANT
RESENTS

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No. XLIX.—A CARD PROBLEM

Here is the arrangement of the aces, kings, queens, and knaves of a pack of cards in a kind of Magic Square:—

CLUBS
ACE
SPADES
KING
HEARTS
QUEEN
DIAMONDS
KNAVE
HEARTS
KNAVE
DIAMONDS
QUEEN
CLUBS
KING
SPADES
ACE
DIAMONDS
KING
HEARTS
ACE
SPADES
KNAVE
CLUBS
QUEEN
SPADES
QUEEN
CLUBS
KNAVE
DIAMONDS
ACE
HEARTS
KING

In each row, column, and diagonal, one, and one only, of the four suits and of the four denominations is represented.

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