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A Sparkling Puzzle
Begin with the word "SPARKLING" and take away one letter so as to leave a new word. Then take away another letter from the new word and leave a different word. Continue this, letter by letter, getting a new word every time until you finally leave one word containing only one letter. You must not disturb the order of the remaining letters after a removal.
Answer
The puzzle is solved in this way:1) SPARKLING.
2) SPARKING.
3) SPARING.
4) SPRING.
5) SPRIG.
6) PRIG.
7) PIG.
8) PI.
9) I.
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