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A king has 1000 barrels of wine. 1 has poison. He can send servants to sample any number of wines. The poison takes 29 days to kill. He has a rival king visiting in 30 days, and he intends to serve the poisonous wine to him. How many prisoners do you need to use to find the poisonous wine, and what is the minimum?

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A king has 1000 barrels of wine. 1 has poison. He can send servants to sample any number of wines. The poison takes 29 days to kill. He has a rival king visiting in 30 days, and he intends to serve the poisonous wine to him. How many prisoners do you need to use to find the poisonous wine, and what is the minimum?

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