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Brainteaser

A farmer needs to transport a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across a river. The boat is tiny and can only carry the farmer and one other at any time. The wolf cannot be left alone with the goat, and the goat cannot be left alone with the cabbage. How does the farmer do it?

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