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Three Jealous Husbands and Their Wives

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Three jealous husbands and their wives need to cross a river in a small boat that can only carry two people at a time. The condition is that no woman can be left alone with another man unless her husband is present. How can they all get across the river with these rules?

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Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.

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