“See? The two numbers are relatively prime. They’re co-prime!” “Meaning?” “The only number that divides them both is one. That way the teeth of the cogs wear out evenly.” “Why would that be?” But he did not follow the explanation. In the management of his life he was foolish. In mathematics, moronic. His IQ must have halved, for here was another of those moments when he knew he had reached the summit of his understanding.
