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Jɛss's P.O.V

I taքքɛɖ ʍʏ քɛռċɨʟ օռ ʍʏ ɖɛsҡ staʀɨռɢ at ʍʏ tɛst, ɦօքɨռɢ ɨt աօʊʟɖ ɖɨsaքքɛaʀ, ɮʊt saɖʟʏ tɦɨs ɨsռ't a ɖʀɛaʍ aռɖ I'ʍ taҡɨռɢ a ʍatɦ tɛst.

Matɦ tɛst...

I'ʍ taҡɨռɢ...

A ʍatɦ tɛst...

Wɦʏ aʍ I taҡɨռɢ a ʍatɦ tɛst ʏօʊ ʍaʏ օʀ ʍaʏ ռօt ɮɛ asҡɨռɢ?

Wɛʟʟ ɮɛċaʊsɛ, tɦɨs ɨs tɦɛ tɛst I ռɛɛɖ tօ taҡɛ tօ ɢɛt ɨռ ɦօռօʀs. Aռɖ ɨʄ I ɖօ tɦat, tɦɛռ ʍʏ քaʀɛռts աɨʟʟ ʄɨռaʟʟʏ sɦʊt ʊք aռɖ stօք ռaɢɢɨռɢ ʍɛ aʟʟ tɦɛ ɖaʍռ tɨʍɛ.

Yɛs I ҡռօա tɦɛʏ ʍɛaռ աɛʟʟ, ɮʊt I ɖօռ't ʀɛaʟʟʏ ċaʀɛ aɮօʊt aʟʟ tɦɨs stʊʄʄ I'ɖ ʀatɦɛʀ ʝʊst ɮɛ աɨtɦ tɦɛ ɖʊʍɮ քɛօքʟɛ.

I ʍɛaռ sօʍɛ օʄ tɦɨs stʊʄʄ I sաɛaʀ I'ʋɛ ռɛʋɛʀ ɛʋɛռ ɦɛaʀɖ ɮɛʄօʀɛ.

Wɦat's 522×982,523=? Yɛa ʄօʀ sօʍɛ ɨt ʍaʏ sɛɛʍ ɛasʏ ɮʊt I'ʍ ռօt ɢօօɖ at ʍatɦ aռɖ I ɦaʋɛ ʍʏ tɛռ 'C's ɨռ a ʀօա ʀɛքօʀt ċaʀɖ tօ քʀօʋɛ ɨt.

'Daʍռɨt. I'ʍ ɢօռռa ɖɨɛ...' I ʟaʏɛɖ ʍʏ ɦɛaɖ օռ ʍʏ ɖɛsҡ, 'aռɖ ɨʄ I ɖօ ʍaɢɨċaʟʟʏ քass I'ʟʟ ɦaʋɛ tօ ɖɛaʟ աɨtɦ tɦɨs ʄօʀ tɦɛ ʀɛst օʄ tɦɛ ʏɛaʀ... Bʊt ɨʄ I ɖօռ't քass ʍʏ քaʀɛռts աɨʟʟ ʍaҡɛ ʍɛ... Stʊɖʏ. Uɢɦ.'

I ʍօʋɛɖ ʍʏ ɦɛaɖ aʀօʊռɖ tɦɛ ʀօօʍ tʀʏɨռɢ ռօt tօ ʟօօҡ ʟɨҡɛ I աas ċɦɛatɨռɢ, ċaʊsɛ I աas.

'Aռɖ tɦɛʏ ċaʟʟ tɦɨs a ɦaʀɖ ʍatɦ քʀօɮʟɛʍ... Its 512,877,006.'

I ʟօօҡɛɖ aʀօʊռɖ tɦɛ ʀօօʍ, օɮʋɨօʊsʟʏ ռօ օռɛ ɨs ɖʊʍɮ ɛռօʊɢɦ tօ saʏ tɦɛʀɛ aռsաɛʀ օʊt ʟօʊɖ sօ աɦօ ɖɨɖ?

'Wɦʏ ɨs tɦɨs tɛst sօ ɛasʏ?'

Waɨt. I ҡռօա tɦat ʋօɨċɛ, tɦat's tɦɛ ʋօɨċɛ օʄ ʍʏ aʀċɦ ʀɨʋaʟ, tɦat sʍaʀt ɢɨʀʟ.

I ʟօօҡɛɖ օʋɛʀ at Bʀɨɖɢɛt, ɦɛʀ ɮʟօռɖɛ ɦaɨʀ ռɛatʟʏ tʀɨʍʍɛɖ ɖօառ ɦɛʀ ɮaċҡ, aռɖ ɦɛʀ ɨċɛ ċօʟɖ ɛʏɛs ʄօċʊsɛɖ օռ ɦɛʀ քaքɛʀ.

Iʄ sɦɛ աasռ't sօ sʍaʀt I'ɖ tɦɨռҡ sɦɛ աas ʍaɖɛ ʄօʀ stɛʀɛօtʏքɛɨռɢ քʊʀքօsɛs.

'Waɨt աɦʏ aʍ I ɮʟaɮɮɛʀɨռɢ tօ ʍʏsɛʟʄ? Cօքʏ ɦɛʀ ʏօʊ ɨɖɨօt!'

I staʀtɛɖ աʀɨtɨռɢ ɖօառ ɛʋɛʀʏtɦɨռɢ sɦɛ tɦօʊɢɦt I ċaռ ʄɛɛʟ aռ A ċօʍɨռɢ ɨռ ʍʏ ռɛaʀ ʄʊtʊʀɛ. Aʟʟ ɨռ a ʍattɛʀ օʄ tɨʍɛ.

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I աaʟҡɛɖ օʊt օʄ tɦɛ ċʟass aɖʝʊstɨռɢ ʍʏ ɢʟassɛs աaҡɨռɢ tօ tɦɛ ɖօօʀ ʀɛaɖʏ tօ ɢօ ɦօʍɛ աɦɛռ I ɢօt քʊsɦɛɖ tօ tɦɛ ɢʀօʊռɖ.

"Tɦɛ ɦɛʟ-"

"Wɦօօքs. Sօʀʀʏ, I ɖօռ't քaʏ attɛռtɨօռ tօ aռʏtɦɨռɢ."

"I sɛɛ..." I saɨɖ ɢɛttɨռɢ ʊք, ċʟɛaռɨռɢ ʍʏsɛʟʄ օʄʄ. "Wɦat's ʏօʊʀ ռaʍɛ aռʏաaʏs?" I saɨɖ ɛʏɛɨռɢ ɦɨʍ as ɦɛ ʟօօҡɛɖ aʀօʊռɖ աɨtɦ a ʟօst քʊքքʏ ʟօօҡ.

"Hʊɦ? Oɦ! Mʏ ռaʍɛ ɨs Wɛɨʀɖ-Bօʏ ռʊʍɮɛʀ 7419! Bʊt ʏօʊ ċaռ ċaʟʟ Dʏʟaռ, ɛʋɛʀʏօռɛ ɛʟsɛ ɖօɛs!" Hɛ saɨɖ ɦօʟɖɨռɢ օʊt ɦɨs ɦaռɖ.

I ʟօօҡɛɖ at ɦɨʍ աɛʀɨɖ, "Wɛʀɛ ʏօʊʀ քaʀɛռts ʊɦɦ... Oռ ɖʀʊɢs օʀ sօʍɛtɦɨռɢ?"

"Nօքɛ!"

"Dօ tɦɛʏ ɦatɛ ʏօʊ?"

"Tɦɛʏ ʟօʋɛ ʍɛ tօ ɖɛatɦ aռɖ ɮaċҡ!"

"Tɦɛʏ աɦʏ ɨռ ɦɛʟʟs ռaʍɛ ɨs ʏօʊʀ ռaʍɛ Wɛɨʀɖ-Bօʏ ռʊʍɮɛʀ 7419?"

"Bɛċaʊsɛ I'ʍ ռaʍɛɖ aʄtɛʀ ʍʏ ɢʀaռɖքa!" Hɛ saɨɖ աɨtɦ a sʍɨʟɛ.

I staʀtɛɖ tօ ɮaċҡ aաaʏ tօաaʀɖs tɦɛ ɖօօʀ, "Tɦat's ɢօօɖ tօ ҡռօա Dʏʟaռ. Rɛaʟʟʏ ʍaҡɛs ʏօʊ a sքɛċɨaʟ ċɦɨʟɖ." I ʀɛaċɦɛɖ օʊt ʄօʀ tɦɛ ɖօօʀ աɦɛռ sʊɖɖɛռʟʏ I ċօʊʟɖռ't ʍօʋɛ.

"Tɦɛ ɦɛʟʟ!?"

Dʏʟaռ աas ʄʀօʐɛռ as աɛʟʟ, sօ ɨt աasռ't ɦɨʍ.

"Gɨʀʟ I ʝʊst ʍɛt! Wɦat's ɢօɨռɢ օռ?!"

"Its Jɛss, Dʏʟaռ, aռɖ I ɖօռ't ҡռօա." I saɨɖ tʀʏɨռɢ tօ staʏ ċaʟʍ.

A ɮօʏ ċaʍɛ ċʟօsɛʀ tօ ʊs, ɦɛ աas աɛaʀɨռɢ a ɮʟaċҡ ʟɛatɦɛʀ ʝaċҡɛt, sʏʍɮօʟ օʄ tɦɛ ɮaɖ ɮօʏ.

Hɛ քʊsɦɛɖ ʍɛ, օʀ sɦօʊʟɖ I աas ʍօʋɛɖ ɦɨs ɦaռɖ? Aռɖ sɛռt ʍɛ ʄʟʏɨռɢ tօաaʀɖs Dʏʟaռ, ʊռʄʀɛɛʐɛɨռɢ ʊs ɮօtɦ.

Mʀ. Baɖ ɮօʏ stօʀʍɛɖ օʊt օʄ tɦɛ sċɦօօʟ ʟɛaʋɨռɢ ʍɛ ɨռ sɦօċҡ.

"Wօա ɦɛ's ɦօt." I saɨɖ ɮʟʊsɦɨռɢ.

"Tɦat's Eʀɨċҡ, ɦɛ's ʀɛaʟʟʏ ռɨċɛ." Dʏʟaռ ʝʊʍքɛɖ ʊք ɢɨʋɨռɢ ʍɛ a ɦaռɖ.

I tօօҡ ɨt aռɖ ɢaʋɛ ɦɨʍ a ʟօօҡ, "Yɛa ʀɨɢɦt ʟɨҡɛ I'ʟʟ ɮɛʟɨɛʋɛ tɦat."

'Wɦat? Hɛ ɨs! I aċtʊaʟʟʏ ҡռօա ɦɨʍ! Tʀʊst ʍɛ!"

I ʀօʟʟɛɖ ʍʏ ɛʏɛs, "Sʊʀɛ I'ʟʟ ɮɛʟɨɛʋɛ ʏօʊ." Hɛ staʀtɛɖ tօ sʍɨʟɛ, "Wɦɛռ I stօք ɦatɨռɢ Bʀɨɖɢɛt." I աaʟҡɛɖ օʊt օʄ tɦɛ sċɦօօʟ ʟaʊɢɦɨռɢ at ʍʏsɛʟʄ, ʍɛ? Bɛ ռɨċɛ tօ Bʀɨɖɢɛt? Haɦa I ʍaҡɛ ʍʏsɛʟʄ ʟaʊɢɦ.

Dʏʟaռ ʄօʟʟօաɛɖ aʄtɛʀ ʍɛ ċatċɦɨռɢ ʊք, "Wɛʟʟ tɦɛռ I'ʟʟ ʍaҡɛ sʊʀɛ ʏօʊ aռɖ Bʀɨɖɢɛt ɢɛt aʟօռɢ tɦɛռ!"

Iռ ɦɛ's ɖʀɛaʍs.

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Hɛʏ ɢʊʏs! Iʄ ʏօʊ ɖɨɖռ't ҡռօա ʏɛt I'ʍ ɢօɨռɢ tօ ɮɛ ʟɛaʋɨռɢ աattքaɖ ʄօʀ a աɦɨʟɛ, aռɖ I'ʍ ʟɛaʋɨռɢ Galexy_Pʀɨռċɛss ɨռ ċɦaʀɢɛ օʄ ʍʏ aċċօʊռt, ɮʊt I ʍaʏ ʝʊst ҡɛɛք աʀɨtɨռɢ tɦɨs ʝʊst ċaʊsɛ sօ I աօռ't ʀɛaʟʟʏ aʟաaʏs ɮɛ ɢօռɛ I ʝʊst աօռ't ɨռtɛʀaċt աɨtɦ ʏօʊ ɢʊʏs. I'ʍ ʟɛaʋɨռɢ Gaʟɛxʏ tօ tɦat.

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