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El Crico the cricket has to cross a square patio to get home. He likes to jump along the lines made by the sides of the tiles.

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He can jump the length of one tile. He can jump the length of two tiles. If he tries hard he can even jump the length of three tiles.

Here's one path where he could make four jumps to get home - 1, 2, 2, 1

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Can you find a path that would get El Crico home in three jumps?
Can you find all the paths of three jumps?