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Brainteaser – D Land of Dedan

In D Land of Dedan there is a saying: "If you can get from Point A to Point B by following a crow,  you will be lucky to get there at all". 

The reason for that comes from my own experience when I was exploring D Island following a crow. After traversing throughout and about, I stopped to make a hut so I could rest and store my notes. When I awoke, I was thirsty and went searching for water.

Now, all of the paths and the bushes look the same and I can't find D Hut. I had been following the crow all over D Island while I was writing my notes just yesterday. As it is a small island, I can make a crude map from memory of the distances between each landmark that I had seen. I also remember certain things about the different landmarks.
Can you help me find my hut before it gets dark again? 

Here is a sketch map, clues and a table to make it easier for you. 


Step 1. Calculate the shortest distance between the all of the landmarks using the map and record the figures into the empty boxes below.

LAND MARKS

 Bay Cove Flat- lands Grotto Hills Lake Marsh N. Shore Point Reef Tree
Bay XXX         6     4   2
Cove   XXX 3   7 4          
Flatlands   3 XXX   6         2  
Grotto       XXX         3   2
Hills   7 6   XXX 7   3     3
Lake 6 4     7 XXX 3        
Marsh           3 XXX        
N.Shore         3     XXX      
Point 4     3         XXX   3
Reef     2             XXX  
Tree 2     2 3       3   XXX

* D West Coast is there for the fun of it...just like in real life!

Step 2. Along with your table, use the following clues and the process of elimination to find D Hut which is situated between two landmarks.

  1. Find the difference between the shortest and the longest distances and divide that number by 2. Cross off all numbers from zero including that number.
  2. Count how many times each of the remaining numbers appear in the table. Find the highest amount of times a number appears and add "1" to it. Divide the sum by 2 and that is how many times our number appears in the table. Cross off all other numbers that appear any other number of times than 8.
  3. Cross off any distance number that is the same as the amount of times it appears in the table. You should know the distance number for the location of D Hut by now.
  4. D Hut is between one landmark that has one vowel and one landmark that has two vowels. 
  5. The first letter of these two landmarks are even numbers when counted in the alphabet. 
  6. The two remaining boxes on your table-graph will have the right answer

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