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>>Here is another version of the problem (with a different solution):
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>>On a journey to town, you reach a fork in the road.
>>One way leads to town and the other does not!
>>There are two helpers at the fork to guide you.
>>One always tells the truth and the other always lies.
>>You can ask one question of one of them.
>>What do you ask to ensure that you take the correct route?
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>The same question as the above.

Ahh, I'm sorry ;), your solution works there, too. My solution didn't work for this variation. Another solution...ask one of them what the other person would say is the road to town, and take the opposite road.