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           Theothersnortedloudly,"SoI’veheard.ButCalvinhadbettersticktorobopsychology.I’vecheckedHerbieonmath,andhecanscarcelystrugglethroughcalculus."

           "Calvindidn’tfinditso."

           "She’scrazy."

           "AndIdon’tfinditso."Thedirector’seyesnarroweddangerously.

           "You!"Bogert’svoicehardened."Whatareyoutalkingabout?"

           "I’vebeenputtingHerbiethroughhispacesallmorning,andhecandotricksyouneverheardof."

           "Isthatso?"

           "Yousoundskeptical!"Lanningflippedasheetofpaperoutofhisvestpocketandunfoldedit."That’snotmyhandwriting,isit?"

           Bogertstudiedthelargeangularnotationcoveringthesheet,"Herbiedidthis?"

           "Right!Andifyou’llnotice,he’sbeenworkingonyourtimeintegrationofEquation22.Itcomes"-Lanningtappedayellowfingernailuponthelaststep-"totheidenticalconclusionIdid,andinaquarterthetime.YouhadnorighttoneglecttheLingerEffectinpositronicbombardment."

           "Ididn’tneglectit.ForHeaven’ssake,Lanning,getitthroughyourheadthatitwouldcancelout-"

           "Oh,sure,youexplainedthat.YouusedtheMitchellTranslationEquation,didn’tyou?Well–itdoesn’tapply."

           "Whynot?"

           "Becauseyou’vebeenusinghyper-imaginaries,foronething."

           "What’sthattodowith?"

           "Mitchell’sEquationwon’tholdwhen-"

           "Areyoucrazy?Ifyou’llrereadMitchell’soriginalpaperintheTransactionsoftheFar-"

           "Idon’thaveto.ItoldyouinthebeginningthatIdidn’tlikehisreasoning,andHerbiebacksmeinthat."