Question:
Based on the premise "Another answer, which may interact with the first, is that the oligarchs are not in this for the long run anyway--that at some level they all expect the game to end fairly soon, and they are simply trying to grab as much as they can.", can we conclude that "There is only one answer to this question."?
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no

Question:
Based on the premise "Sir James took it, and scrutinized it attentively.", can we conclude that "Sir James took it away from me so he could scrutinize it."?
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Answer:
it is not possible to tell

Question:
Based on the premise "Two or three at a time, the demon bandits dragged the women into one of the few huts spared of the red flame.", can we conclude that "The women had escaped the demon bandits."?
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Answer:
no