static S ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion(S q, Var<S> answer) {

  answer.set("[Calculating...]");

  q = switcheroo(q);

  print("Switcheroo to: " + q);

  T3<S> t = ai_tripelize(q);

  print("Have triple: " + t);

  if (t == null) ret "[Couldn't tripelize]";

  /*t = ai_switcherooTriple(t);

  print("Have switched triple: " + t);*/

  T3 tFact = ai_tripleWithoutQuestionMark(t);

  if (has_verbose(tFact)) ret "Yes";

  T3 tNot = ai_negateTriple(t);

  if (has_verbose(tNot)) ret "No";

  try answer ai_answerIsQuestion(t);

  try answer ai_answerWhatQuestion(t);

  S unknown = ai_findUnknownThingInTriple(t);

  if (unknown != null) ret "What is " + unknown + "?";

  ret "[No answer found for: " + ai_renderTriple(t) + "]";

}

static double ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion_defaultTimeout = 10.0;

static S ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion(fS q) {

  ret ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion(ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion_defaultTimeout, q);

}

static S ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion(double timeout, fS q) {

  final new Var<S> answer;

  evalWithTimeout(timeout, r {

    setVarUnlessNull(answer, ai_specReturn_answerToExternalQuestion(q, answer))

  });

  ret answer!;

}