There is a riddle about a man who is locked in a room with nothing but…

Kurt Vonnegut
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There is a riddle about a man who is locked in a room with nothing but a bed and a calendar, and the question is: How does he survive? The answer is: He eats dates from the calendar and drinks from the springs of the bed. ✨ Kurt Vonnegut (1970). The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel, New York : Dell
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