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It must be around here someplace!

Cuddles caught a cricket, but he dropped it in the ivy.  Oh no!  
Even with help, this is almost as hard as finding a needle in a haystack!  
Suppose the 3 kittens and their friend each peek under one leaf of ivy every second, and they find the cricket under the 1,000th leaf.  How long will it take to find that yummy cricket?  (The answer is below. Try to solve it before you peek!)


Think first. Then wave your mouse over the magic chalkboard for the answer.
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