It is a trick wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a meow. For Kitty. Because I miss Kitty. 😿
Aww. There's no way I'm attempting to solve your riddle (I'm not good with standard ones anyway, so a blockchain-based one would require more brainpower than I possess at the moment), but I'm sort of missing Lauda as well. She/he certainly made the forum spicy, and that spiciness has been noticeably lacking since Lauda disappeared. Perhaps Lauda will break her/his vow and come back one day, though I'm not gonna hold my breath for that.
Nullius, I'm with you on treasuring every satoshi I own, which doesn't amount to much. I keep thinking about how much you could get from faucets about 3-4 years ago when people were saying faucets were a complete waste of time....now, it doesn't seem like such a waste, does it?