"That night Paradine slept badly. Holloway's parallel had been ill-chosen. It led to disturbing theories. The x factor β The children were using the equivalent of algebraic reasoning, while adults used geometry. Fair enough. Only β Algebra can give you answers that geometry cannot, since there are certain terms and symbols which cannot be expressed geometrically. Suppose x logic showed conclusions inconceivable to an adult mind?"
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Lewis Padgett
Lewis Padgett was a pseudonym used for the joint efforts of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucille Moore.
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