plot twist: he still just has 3 wishes left like normal.. genie didn’t tell him that it is a 2-bit integer
some book i read 17 years ago had a character haggling with a genie or discussed haggling with a genie.
The stories of Djinn kind of lay it out that they don't have time for trifling. Letter and spirit of the law are in lockstep.
@matrix I think you switched a bit inside his brain that wasn't connected to the wish count.