A medium logic puzzle
An electric train is heading north and the wind is blowing west. Which way does the smoke go?
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What powers the train?
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There is no smoke, it is an electric train
Also accepted: no smoke, none, there is no smoke.
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The answer is There is no smoke, it is an electric train. What powers the train?
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