Riddle: Raise me none and I am unbeaten. Raise me once and I am excessive. Raise me twice and I am forward. Raise me thrice and I am eaten. All said right, but wrongly spelled. Who am I?
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The answer is the NUMBER 2: 20 = 1 (“one”), which is unbeaten; 21 = 2 (“too”), which is excessive; 22 = 4 (“fore”), which is forward; 23 = 8 (“ate”), which is eaten.
