This week’s puzzle:

A rebel with abnormal senses narrowly escapes death at the hands of a woman with whom he shared a house. Not long afterward, a failure to escape leads to his dreams coming true, and later on a successful escape leads to his closest friend having to find a new job.

Last week’s puzzle:

A fisherman and his associates come into conflict over navigation, ownership rights, the use of rope, and cuisine. Meanwhile, two old men with similar taste in clothing get into a dispute concerning the neighbors of an old friend of theirs.

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