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    From HenHanna@HenHanna@dev.null to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Wed Mar 26 04:59:36 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    (What are these sequences?) --- (For each line, What is the next
    letter?)


    1. H, H, L, B, B, C, N, ?

    2. D, P, N, G, C, M, M, S, N, ?

    3. U, Q, P, P, Q, L, O, M, ?

    4. U, D, T, C, C, S, S, ?
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  • From Carl G.@carlgnews@microprizes.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Wed Mar 26 10:13:13 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 3/25/2025 9:59 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    (What are these sequences?)-a-a-a ----a-a (For each line,-a What is the next letter?)


    1.-a-a-a-a H, H, L, B, B, C, N,-a-a ?

    2.-a-a-a-a D, P, N, G, C, M,-a M,-a-a S, N,-a-a ?

    3.-a-a-a-a U, Q, P,-a-a P, Q, L,-a O, M, ?

    4.-a-a-a-a U, D, T, C, C, S, S, ?

    2. D, P, N, G, C, M, M, S, N, V
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    The sequence is the first letters of US states ordered by the date in
    which they were admitted to the union. "V" is for "Virginia".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union

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  • From Carl G.@carlgnews@microprizes.com to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Wed Mar 26 10:15:58 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On 3/25/2025 9:59 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    (What are these sequences?)-a-a-a ----a-a (For each line,-a What is the next letter?)


    1.-a-a-a-a H, H, L, B, B, C, N,-a-a ?

    2.-a-a-a-a D, P, N, G, C, M,-a M,-a-a S, N,-a-a ?

    3.-a-a-a-a U, Q, P,-a-a P, Q, L,-a O, M, ?

    4.-a-a-a-a U, D, T, C, C, S, S, ?

    1. "O" (It's elementary)
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  • From HenHanna@HenHanna@dev.null to rec.puzzles,sci.lang,alt.usage.english on Wed Mar 26 21:29:33 2025
    From Newsgroup: sci.lang

    On Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:15:58 +0000, Carl G. wrote:

    On 3/25/2025 9:59 PM, HenHanna wrote:
    (What are these sequences?)-a-a-a ----a-a (For each line,-a What is the next >> letter?)


    1.-a-a-a-a H, H, L, B, B, C, N,-a-a ?

    2.-a-a-a-a D, P, N, G, C, M,-a M,-a-a S, N,-a-a ?

    3.-a-a-a-a U, Q, P,-a-a P, Q, L,-a O, M, ?

    4.-a-a-a-a U, D, T, C, C, S, S, ?

    1. "O" (It's elementary)



    omg... you guys are so good at this.


    I'm very sorry for the error.... The 3rd (mystery) sequence is:

    3. Q, P, Q, P, Q, L, O, M, ?




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