I was cleaning out some shelves in the GAPP house and noticed a stray page from a book resting gently behind the rest of the books. It was a bit crumpled, but otherwise readable.

It read:

After some time discussing, the Clues realized that they had more in common with themselves than they thought. The fighting had gone on for so long that the stories had been twisted– they no longer agreed on how the story went, on how the initial quarrel happened, on what words were said, on who struck first.

What’s a war worth fighting for, if no one can agree on why they’re fighting?

As the Clues discovered this, they agreed to stop fighting and to make amends. They agreed to finally start resolving the now-tattered Grid, a wasteland of Clues and Cells, some occupied, some empty, but many with old foes slowly growing weary of the battles that happened day after day.

Peace would be necessary. No longer would the Clues battle for cells to occupy– they would have to work together to resolve the Grid– to intertwine equally, and beautifully.

The Clues left their circle and relayed the information back to their leaders. Soon, the nightmare would be over. Soon, the Grid of Puzzulia would be resolved.

Wow. What a beautiful story! It inspired me to set today’s puzzle, a Yin-Yang.

Rules: Place a circle into each cell of the grid - some white and some black - such that all circles of the same type must lie in cells forming one orthogonally connected area. No 2x2 region may contain all one type of circle.

As always, an example puzzle and its solution are attached to the image of today’s puzzle. Try the example puzzle here: https://tinyurl.com/mp83kspe

To earn yourself a Speedy Sloth 🦥 harmonize the two nations in 1:00 or less!
To earn yourself a Quick Crab 🦀 intertwine the shadeds in 2:30 or less!
All other solvers are well-deserving of a Peacekeeping Dove 🐦!

Solve today’s GAPP here: https://tinyurl.com/3wjs8dm3