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Ly-Chee offered the Doctor a respite of [[nettle tea]] at his home in a mountain cave. Over the drink, Ly-Chee explained he had been occupied all his contemplative life — over thirty Toran years —with the search for the [[Holy Number of Nirvana]] — a mathematical puzzle. | Ly-Chee offered the Doctor a respite of [[nettle tea]] at his home in a mountain cave. Over the drink, Ly-Chee explained he had been occupied all his contemplative life — over thirty Toran years —with the search for the [[Holy Number of Nirvana]] — a mathematical puzzle. | ||
The Doctor's [[mug]] of tea turned into a few days of study. Eventually, the Doctor [[deduce]]d that the answer was [[seven]], unceremoniously finishing Ly-Chee's life work. Desperate for a new challenge, Ly-Chee asked the Doctor if he had a puzzle that needed solving. The Doctor quickly came up with a [[human]] classic. The Doctor asked, "Why did the [[chicken]] cross the road?" | The Doctor's [[mug]] of tea turned into a few days of study. Eventually, the Doctor [[deduce]]d that the answer was [[7 (number)|seven]], unceremoniously finishing Ly-Chee's life work. Desperate for a new challenge, Ly-Chee asked the Doctor if he had a puzzle that needed solving. The Doctor quickly came up with a [[human]] classic. The Doctor asked, "Why did the [[chicken]] cross the road?" | ||
The question was one that had never been posed to the hermit. He put himself in deep seclusion. For an entire week, he plunged himself under a waterfall to think. Eventually, the Doctor broke the wise man's deliberations, unable to let him waste any more of his life with what was just a joke. "To get to the other side," came the predictable answer. | The question was one that had never been posed to the hermit. He put himself in deep seclusion. For an entire week, he plunged himself under a waterfall to think. Eventually, the Doctor broke the wise man's deliberations, unable to let him waste any more of his life with what was just a joke. "To get to the other side," came the predictable answer. | ||