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Q: An archaeologist discovers an ancient chest in a remote cave. The chest contains four gold coins and a note that reads 'Half for you, half for me; none for the greedy, leave the key.' The archaeologist takes two coins and departs. The chest contains five gold coins. How?

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Did someone else add coins?

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No. Clear and concise.

Did the archaeologist take coins out of the chest?

Yes. Good question.

Does the word 'half' mean two gold coins?

Yes. Another good question.

Did they take non-gold coins and leave their own gold coin?

No. That's an interesting idea, but it's not the solution to this puzzle.

Any supernatural phenomena involved?

No. This puzzle doesn't involve any supernatural phenomena.

Does the word 'half' mean two gold coins?