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I called MIT.

Shankland's out of his mind about the possibility

of publishing it with you.

He's waiting for your call.

You're gonna spend the next few years

of your life defending it.

You won't have time for her.

What If I say no?

Back to Plan A.

Wait for me to die?

I know Diane was hard.

I know she was angry.

But something really good came out of this,

Evelyn.

She needs you now.

You're the best woman for a job.

Take it.

It doesn't seem like Diane wanted

me to have it.

Diane didn't always think things through.

I'll be outside.

Let me know what you wanna do.

You reached the Apartment of Mathematics,

MIT.

If you know your part in extension,

you may dial it anytime.

If you wish to speak to operator...

please stay in line and someone

would be with you as soon as possible.

MIT Mathematics, how may I direct

your call?

Hello? I'm sorry. I can't hear

you wery well.

No! No.

Yeah. There you are.

Yeah, can I help you?

Yes.

Doctor Shankland.

I'm really sorry. I

can't hear you.

Could you speak up, please?

Hello?

Evelyn Adler...

for Seymore Shankland, please.

What I want you to notice is

when you compute P and N

for N congruent to four mod five...

the answer is a multiple of five.

The first person to notice this

was Romanujan.

In the beginning of 20th

century...

he proved that it was a case for all...

numbers congruent to four mod five.

So, he proved that P of five N

plus four...

is congruent to zero mod seven...

and P of eleven N plus six is

congruent...

Good?

You drive like an old lady.

It's Florida. I'm blending in.

How was school?

Fun.

Not like regular school fun.

But interesting.

What is this book?

Discourse on Method.

Rene Descartes.

What's it about?

Existence.

Existence?

Yup. " I think, therefore I am".

Well, of course you are.

That's obvious.

I think about Fred, therefore, I am.

Cogito ergo Fred?

He's a dude and he's a guy.

And he only has one eye.

Fred! Fred! Fred!

Freedy, Fred, Fred!

All right, here we are.

Hey, wait till I come to

a stop.

Then come to a stop already!

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