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DARREN RIGBY (CHALK IT UP). EMILY GOODMAN (STRING THEORY, SPELL IT OUT). Chalk It Up Easy Sisters Raegan and Isla are playing with chalk in their driveway. Raegan draws the shape to the right using different colors, then labels various points on her design, as shown. Raegan shows Isla that you can get from A to B by following the red line to C and then the purple line to B. This route uses two colors. But there are two points that require three or more colors to navigate between them. Can you find them? Spell It Out Difficult These nine words all share something in common. What is it? Hint: Other words share this trait, but as is the only two-letter word—and the only one with an S—that does. AS COB ABLE CAGED CHI CAKE FADED LAG JADE String Theory Easy As the bracelet below is being strung, what should the next two beads look like? reader ’ s digest 158 OctOber/NOvember 2026