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There are n men in a warehouse, with no three in a straight line, and so that the distances between pairs of men are distinct. Each man has a loaded pistol. At a signal, each shoots the man closest to him. Show that if n is odd, then at least one man remains alive. Show also that if n is even, then it is possible that every man die...

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