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Riddle: how deep is the earth (or how far to lower world)?

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Riddles of distance. · view the constellation · filed as H681.2

Cited in the index
  • general Anderson FFC XLII 140.
Within the index

Filed under Riddles of terrestrial distance.

2 finer motifs beneath it
How deep is the earth? It is deep: my grandfather went into it (died) years ago and has not yet returned How deep is the earth? My father went five years ago to measure it (died); when he returns I shall tell you the result
Filed beside it
Riddle: how far is it from one end of the earth to the other (east to west)? Riddle: what is the center of the earth? Riddle: how deep is the sea?

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