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From: michael@unmvax.UUCP
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Subject: The Adventures of Poly NomialSubject: The Adventures of Poly Nomial
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 18:50:51 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 28 18:50:51 1985
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	Gb  cebir  bapr  naq  sbe  nyy  gung zngu pna or sha, jr
cerfrag:  Jurerva vg vf eryngrq  ubj  gung  cnentba  bs  jbznayl
iveghr,  lbhat  Cbyyl  Abzvny  (bhe urebvar) vf nppbfgrq ol gung
abgbevbhf ivyynva Pheyl Cv, naq snpgberq (bu ubeebe!!!).


	Bapr  hcba  n  gvzr (1/g) cerggl yvggyr Cbyyl Abzvny jnf
fgebyyvat npebff n svryq bs irpgbef jura fur pnzr gb gur obhaqel
bs n fvathyneyl ynetr zngevk.  Abj Cbyyl jnf pbairetrag, naq ure
zbgure unq znqr vg na nofbyhgr pbaqvgvba  gung  fur  zhfg  arire
ragre  fhpu  na  neenl jvgubhg ure oenpxrgf ba.  Cbyyl, ubjrire,
jub unq punatrq ure  inevnoyrf  gung  zbeavat  naq  jnf  srryvat
cnegvphyneyl  onqyl orunirq, vtaberq guvf pbaqvgvba ba gur onfvf
gung vg jnf vafhssvpvrag naq znqr ure jnl va nzbatfg gur pbzcyrk
ryrzragf.   Ebjf  naq  pbyhzaf  pybfrq va ba ure sebz nyy fvqrf.
Gnatragf nccebnpurq ure fhesnpr.  Fur orpnzr grafbe naq  grafbe.
Dhvgr  fhqqraqyl  gjb  oenapurf  bs n ulcreobyn gbhpurq ure ng n
fvatyr cbvag.  Fur  bfpvyyngrq  ivbyragyl,  ybfg  nyy  frafr  bs
qverpgevk, naq jrag pbzcyrgryl qviretrag.  Nf fur gevccrq bire n
fdhner ebbg  gung  jnf  cebgehqvat  sebz  gur  res  naq  cyhatrq
urnqybat qbja n fgrrc tenqvrag.  Jura fur ebhaqrq bss bapr zber,
fur sbhaq urefrys vairegrq, nccneragyl nybar, va n aba-Rhpyvqrna
fcnpr.
	Fur jnf orvat jngpurq, ubjrire.  Gung  fzbbgu  bcrengbe,
Pheyl  Cv,  jnf yhexvat vaare cebqhpg.  Nf uvf rlrf qribherq ure
pheivyvarne pbbeqvangrf, n fvathyne rkcerffvba pebffrq uvf snpr.
Ur  jbaqrerq,  "Jnf  fur  fgvyy  pbairetrag?".   Ur  qrpvqrq  gb
vagrtengr cebcreyl ng bapr.
	Urnevat  n pbzzba senpgvba oruvaq ure, Cbyyl ebgngrq naq
fnj Pheyl Cv nccebnpuvat jvgu  uvf  cbjre  frevrf  rkgencbyngrq.
Fur  pbhyq  frr  ng bapr ol uvf qrtrarengr pbavp naq qvffvcngvir
gung ur jnf orag ba ab tbbq.
	"Nepfvau," fur tnfcrq.
	"Ub, ub," ur fnvq, "Jung n  flzzrgevp  yvggyr  nflzcgbgr
lbh unir.  V pna frr lbh natyrf unir ybgf bs frpf."
	"Bu fve," fur cebgrfgrq, "xrrc njnl sebz zr.  V  unira'g
tbg zl oenpxrgf ba."
	"Pnyz lbhefrys, zl qrne," fnvq bhe fhnir bcrengbe, "lbhe
srnef ner cheryl vzntvanel."
	"V, V,"  fur  gubhtug,  "creuncf  ur'f  abg  abezny  ohg
ubzbybtbhf."
	"Jung beqre ner lbh?" gur oehgr qrznaqrq.
	"Friragrra," ercyvrq Cbyyl.
	Pheyl yrrerq.  "V fhccbfr  lbh'ir  arire  orra  bcrengrq
ba."
	"Bs pbhefr abg,"  Cbyyl  ercyvrq  dhvgr  cebcreyl,  "V'z
nofbyhgryl pbairetrag."
	"Pbzr, pbzr," fnvq Pheyl,  "yrg'f bss gb n qrpvzny cynpr
V xabj naq V'yy gnxr lbh gb gur yvzvg."
	"Arire," tnfcrq Cbyyl.
	"Nofpvffn,"  ur  fjber,  hfvat  gur ivyrfg bngu ur xarj.
Uvf cngvrapr jnf tbar.  Pbfuvat ure bire gur pbrssvpvrag jvgu  n
ybt  hagvy fur jnf cbjreyrff, Pheyl erzbirq ure qvfpbagvahvgvrf.
Ur fgnerq ng ure fvtavsvpnag cynprf, naq ortna fzbbguvat bhg ure
cbvagf  bs  vasyrpgvba.  Cbbe Cbyyl.  Gur nytbevguzvp zrgubq jnf
abj ure bayl ubcr.  Fur sryg uvf unaq graqvat gb ure  nflzcgbgvp
yvzvg.  Ure pbairetrapr jbhyq fbba or tbar sberire.
	Gurer jnf ab zrepl, sbe Pheyl jnf n urnilfvqr  bcrengbe.
Pheyl'f  enqvhf  fdhnerq  vgfrys;  Cbyyl'f  ybpv  dhvirerq.   Ur
vagrtengrq ol cnegf.  Ur vagrtengrq ol cnegvny senpgvbaf.  Nsgre
ur  pbsnpgberq,  ur cresbezrq ehatr - xhggn ba ure.  Gur pbzcyrk
ornfg  rira  jrag  nyy  gur  jnl  nebhaq  naq  qvq   n   pbagbhe
vagrtengvba.   Jung  na  vaqvtavgl - gb or zhygvcyl pbaarpgrq ba
ure  svefg  vagrtengvba.   Pheyl  jrag  ba  bcrengvat  hagvy  ur
pbzcyrgryl  fngvfsvrq  ure ulcbgurfvf, gura ur rkcbaragvngrq naq
orpnzr pbzcyrgryl begubtbany.
	Jura  Cbyyl tbg ubzr gung avtug, ure zbgure abgvprq gung
fur jnf ab ybatre cvrprjvfr pbagvahbhf, ohg unq  orra  gehapngrq
va frireny cynprf.  Ohg vg jnf gb yngr gb qvssreragvngr abj.  Nf
gur zbaguf jrag ol, Cbyyl'f qrabzvangbe vapernfrq zbabgbavpnyyl.
Svanyyl  fur  jrag  gb  Y'Ubcvgny  naq  trarengrq  n  fznyy  ohg
cngubybtvpny shapgvba juvpu yrsg fheqf nyy bire  gur  cynpr  naq
qebir Cbyyl gb qrivngvba.

	Gur  zbeny  bs  bhe  fnq fgbel vf guvf:  "Vs lbh jnag gb
xrrc lbhe rkcerffvbaf pbairetrag,  arire  nyybj  gurz  n  fvatyr
qrterr bs serrqbz ...  "