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Chapter 12

Author: Mango Pomelo
The guy with the glasses was Matt Zeller. He didn't talk much, but once the subject turned to math, he could go on for hours.

That evening, the three of us went to the dining hall for dinner. Matt pulled out his phone and showed me a problem.

"I've been stuck on this for three days, and I can't get past the third step. Have a go at it," he said.

I glanced at it, grabbed a napkin from the table, and worked out the solution in three minutes.

Matt stared at the napkin for a full minute before s
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