Cube Page #9

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Leaven nods.

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QUENTIN:

Permu... what?

LEAVEN:

Permutations. A list of all the co-ordinates the room passes through. Like a map that that tells you where the room starts, how many times it moves and where it moves to.

QUENTIN:

The numbers tell you all that?

LEAVEN:

I don't know. I've only been looking at one point on the map, which is probably the startingposition. All I saw, was how the cube looked like before it started to move.

QUENTIN:

Ok, so it's moving. How do we get out?

LEAVEN:

27. I know where the exit is.

QUENTIN:

Where?

LEAVEN:

Stay away from me.

WORTH:

Back off, Quentin!

QUENTIN:

I just wanna know, don't you wanna know?

LEAVEN:

You remember that room we passed through before, the one with the co-ordinate larger than 26?

WORTH:

What about it?

LEAVEN:

That co-ordinate placed the room outside the cube.

WORTH:

A bridge?

LEAVEN:

Right, but only in it's original position.

QUENTIN:

What are you talking about?

LEAVEN:

Look, the room starts off as a bridge, then it moves it's way through the maze, which is where we ran into it, but at some point it must return to it's original position.

WORTH:

So the bridge is just a bridge...

LEAVEN:

... in a short period of time. This thing is like a giant combinationlock, when the rooms are in their startingposition ht elock is open. But when they move out of the linement the lock closes.

WORTH:

Well the size of us... It must take days to complete a full cycle.

QUENTIN:

So when does it open?

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Now we see Leaven doing some math again. Quentin crawls towards her.

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LEAVEN:

Don't! We find it's original co-ordinates by adding the numbers, the permutations is found by subtracting the numbers. It's it. The room moves to 0, 1 and -1 on the x-axis, 2, 5 and -7 on y, and 1, -1 and 0 on z.

QUENTIN:

And what does that mean.

LEAVEN:

You suck in math? Ok, I need the roomnumbers around as a referencepoint.

WORTH:

666... 897... 466...

QUENTIN:

567... 898... ok?

LEAVEN:

Yes!

QUENTIN:

And 545... Did you get that?

WORTH:

656... 778... 462...

LEAVEN:

That's enough. X is 17, y is 25 and z is 14. Which means this room makes two more moves before returning to it's original position.

WORTH:

Do we have time?

LEAVEN:

Maybe...

QUENTIN:

Then let's go.

WORTH:

Can you work out the traps in the system?

QUENTIN:

F*** the traps, let's get to the bridge.

WORTH:

Well you threw out our last boot, you f***ing idiot.

LEAVEN:

Technically I can identify the traps.

WORTH:

Technically?

LEAVEN:

First I thought they were identified by primenumbers, but they're not. They're identified by a number that are the power of a prime.

QUENTIN:

Ok, so?

WORTH:

Can you calculate that?

LEAVEN:

The numbers are huge.

QUENTIN:

But you can, right? You can?

LEAVEN:

I have to calculate to numbers of factors in each set. Maybe if I had a computer...

QUENTIN:

You don't need a computer.

LEAVEN:

Yes, I do.

QUENTIN:

Figure it out!

LEAVEN:

Yes, I do!

QUENTIN:

I'm not dying in a f***ing ratmaze.

LEAVEN:

Look! No one in the whole world could do it mentally! Look at the number: 567898545. There's no way I can factor that. I can't even start on 567. It's astronomical!

KAZAN:

Two... Astronomical.

WORTH:

What did you say?

KAZAN:

Astronomical.

WORTH:

Before that...

KAZAN:

Factors...

LEAVEN:

How many factors Kazan? Of 567?

KAZAN:

Two...

QUENTIN:

What are you f***ing kidding?

LEAVEN:

How many factors does 30 have?

KAZAN:

Three...

LEAVEN:

And seven?

KAZAN:

One... Gumdrop.

LEAVEN:

I don't have any gumdrops.

KAZAN:

Gumdrop!

WORTH:

Kazan, I'll give you a whole box of gumdrops for each answer.

KAZAN:

Gumdrops come in bags.

WORTH:

You want 'em in bags, you got 'em in bags.

KAZAN:

I don't like the red ones.

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Worth opens a door and tells the numbers to Kazan.

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WORTH:

8-9-8.

KAZAN:

Two...

WORTH:

5-4-5.

KAZAN:

Two...

LEAVEN:

He's giving us the factors.

KAZAN:

Astronomical.

QUENTIN:

You're telling me Tell-A-Son boy is a genius.

LEAVEN:

By those numbers the room should be safe.

QUENTIN:

There's only one way to find out.

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Quentin takes Worth and throws him into the room.

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LEAVEN:

Don't!

WORTH:

Safe.

QUENTIN:

Kazan, my man!

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Quentin tries to make Kazan give him the factors.

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QUENTIN:

What's the numbers boy? Right here! Look here! Make him do it.

LEAVEN:

Kazan, we gonna do some numbers, ok? We like to do numbers, right?

KAZAN:

Primenumbers.

LEAVEN:

That's right. Can you tell me the factors of 656?

KAZAN:

Two...

LEAVEN:

779...

KAZAN:

Two...

LEAVEN:

462...

KAZAN:

Three...

LEAVEN:

Clear.

QUENTIN:

Move. Come on let's go. You too Worth. Move your scuddy ass Worth, I'm not through with you yet. Leaven open up that door, and get Einstein working on the numbers.

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As Quentin has his head in the room, Worth closes the door and tries to choke Quentin.

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LEAVEN:

Oh, Jesus!

WORTH:

Go! Hurry!

QUENTIN:

Leaven.

LEAVEN:

563... Come on Kazan... 563...

QUENTIN:

You fuckheads, you're dead!

KAZAN:

Two...

LEAVEN:

Clear...

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Quentin gets his head out, and Worth closes the door. Next we see the number 384.

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KAZAN:

One..

LEAVEN:

Trapped!

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Worth enters the room and closes the door.

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WORTH:

Check the floor.

LEAVEN:

Is he dead?

WORTH:

Not quite.

QUENTIN:

Not even close, Worth! When I'm finish I'll throw you in a f***ing trap on the way out of here.

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On the other side of the door, we see Quentin opening the door.

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QUENTIN:

Where is he? Come here! I said come here riiight..........

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Quentin falls down in the room under the floor. We see Worth hanging down there. Afterwards Leaven and Kazan help Worth up from there.

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WORTH:

Got ya. That way.

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Now we see the number 805

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