As destructive as life,
As healing as death;
An institutioner of strife,
Just as prone to bless.
It is all that is good,
Yet with an evil trend;
As it was the beginning of things,
It can also be the end.

(In reply to re: Supplementary Tip (2). by JLo)

The solution is indeed "fire" as suggested by you. It will be evident that this solution satisfies all possible tenets governing the problem with the exception of Line 5.

In my opinion, "love" contravenes the tenets governing Lines 7 and 8.

Consequently, "fire" seems to be the best possible answer in conformity with the conditions of the problem.

In conclusion, the author of this problem  is the final arbitrator in relation to the answer, and I will be looking forward to the official solution as and when it is posted.

Edited on October 2, 2006, 12:15 pm

Edited on October 3, 2006, 4:43 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2006-10-02 09:44:10