Subject: THANK YOU! Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 23:15:42 -0800 From: ACG To: jmb184@frontiernet.net Thank you, thank you, thank you. it's been 10 years that I have been struggling with this on and off and now I can get on with my life:-) I too explored the idea presented by Chris McManus but thought that it was too easy to be the right one, plus the rules of the contest (official rules mind you that had to be disclosed to an attorney) mentioned 16 steps as the shortest possible route, so the solution presented by C. McM., interesting as it is, could not be the one. In any case, I was relieved to see the damn thing solved! All the people who supplied theories and hints are obviously much brighter than I am and I would very much like to meet every one of you! ACG