document.write( "Question 1199951: Assuming that two holes go all the way through and the third
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document.write( "I can think that this parallelepiped represents a three-store building \r\n" );
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document.write( "South-North and West-East directions and intersecting at the central hall.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Also, there is an elevator from the first floor (a garage) to the central \r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the South-North corridor contributes 2*4 = 8 faces;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     the West-East   corridor contributes 2*4 = 8 faces;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     the elevator             contributes       4 faces;\r\n" );
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document.write( "     and the building itself  contributes       6 faces.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total faces is then     6 + 8 + 8 + 4    = 26.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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