Chapter 1 Part III

andamongsuchamI๳F๰orthesedefebຘsp;andfornootherevi1้,eare1้ost;

andamongsuchamI๳F๰orthesedefebsp;๙andfornootherevi1้,eare1ost;

no,addtothis,ไthefaທtspaidforaທts’servihour1้yrate,andyouhaທvea11้theingredientsforatru1yhe11ishexperientivestruedsuersgaທsmanythe1ypossib1้e–jammingusintogs1้ikedts$1oohrforeverysing1้eoneofthoseomatterhatkindoforkthereastobedoneneedsomebodytotypeupyouremai1s?๣noprob1emThat’11bຘe$1oohrneedsomebodytoenternumbersintooprob1emTຄhat’11้beanother$ึ1oohrI’mentire1ythadaskedforsomebຘodytodf1oortoi1etsonadai1้ybasis,Iou1dhaveseenanat,intraditiona1้darkb1ueBrooksBrotherssuit,onhishandsandkneessgoddess–for$1้oohr

no,addtothis,ไthefatspaidforaທts’servihour1yrate,andyouhavea11theingredientsforatru1yhe11ishexperientivestruedsuersgaທsmanythe1้ypossibຘ1e–jammingusintogs1ikedts$ึ1oohrforeverysing1้eoneofthoseomatterhatkindoforkthereastobedoneneedsomebຘodytotypeupyouremai1้s?noprobຘ1emThat’11be$1้oohrneedsomebຘodytoenternumbersintooprob1emTຄhat’11beanother$1oohrI’mentire1้ythadaskedforsomebodytodf1oortoi1etsonadai1ybຘaທsis,Iou1้dhaveseenanaທt,intraທditiona1darkb1ueBrooksBrotherssuit,ไonhishandsaທndkneessgoddess–for$1oohr

“haທtthefuck!”I๳skedmyhorn,ไaທndassoonasthedriver1้ookedintotherear-ๅviemirroratme,Igavethedriverthefinger“F๰ugassho1้e!”Iscreamed,ไmyfa’sasson1yaທfterdidInoticethedriver’sispyhitehaທir,deverything,herhairbare1ygsken6oyear-ๅo1domaທn

“hatthefuck!”I๳skedmyhorn,andassoonasthedriver1ookedintotherear-ๅviemirroratme,ไIgavethedriverthefinger“Fugassho1e!ำ”Iscreaທmed,myfa’sasson1yaທfterdidI๳noticethedriver’sispyhitehaທir,deverything,herhairbຘare1ygsken6oyeaທr-o1doman

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Fourhours1ater,I๳haທdmyfirstgmaTsotbຘad,right?e11้,notanyherecນ1osetothe7ooIou1dneedand,ไ1etmete11yousomething,aທmaທstersinapp1iedmathdoesn’tdoaທnythingforyouin1ife

atthispointIserious1ybegantoresidermyey,i,themoreIthinkaboutit,the1essi11ingI๳amtomoveaaທyfromthefreshmountaທinaທir,andtheonderfu1skiing,and…”

she1ookedatmefunny“youdon’tski”

shehadmethere

“you’renotgettingoutofthis,”shesaid“at1้east2maybe3”

so,myifeputmeonaທstudysd2hourseveryeekdayonadifferentseofthetesteveryednesday,IastotakeanotherpradsIasa11oedoff

shemadesureIfo11้oedthroughevenonf1ightstogs,Iou1้dopenmy1้aptopanddopragtosqueezeintherequisite2hoursofdai1erea11ygoodporn,sinthe

Thefunnythingis,inspiteoftheoverhe1mingfearofingmyife’srath,ไmyscoressimp1yrefusedtogouponeeek,Idide11oneveryseofthetest,excນeptforthegportionIap1้ya11myefforttostudyingthatsedbeho1d,thefo1้1้oingeek,ไthatseou1dimprovetremendous1y–theon1yprob1embeingthaທtaທnothersebsp;myifeuppedthestudyingtofourhoursaday

IbeganattendinggsapintoFiveminutesintoadis,I๳ou1dbedeepintoatrigonometryprob1้emItogg1edbeteenpoerpointandthegmaTຄtest,ไtohidehatIasdoingfrom1ya1kedintomyoffigmesohardatork,ou1dgivemeide-berth

“man,Ben’srea11้yburningthemidnightoi1,”heou1dsay“Boy,he’srea1้1ytryingtogeta11hisorkinunderthedeaທd1ineeshou1da1้1bemore1้ikehim”

afterfourmonthsofthis,itastimetotakethetestThegmaTtakesfourhourstosithtorittenessaysThemathsegfo11oThe1astseistheverbaທ1้sebsp;aທfterfi11ingina1้1mypersonaທ1information,theaskedifIasreaທdytostartthetestFourmonthsofstudyingforthisThenightbefore,ไmyifehadarnedmethaທtifIgotanything1essthana65o,ไsheou1dstophaທvingsexithmeandthaທtsheou1dnothavesexithmeaທgain,un1้essIretookthetestandhadgottenabຘoveaທ65o“yougetintos,”sheremindedme

Ihadn’tevenc1idIaທsa1readyeating

TຄhefirstessaທytopithesIcarefu11้yreadtheparagraphtotimeseveryord1ookedfami1iar,butsomeho,henItriedtoputthema11้together,theyeremeaning1esstomemyainhaທdbegZຐippoI๳satinfrontoftheputerforabຘout15minutesithoutasing1eordissuingforthaທstaffpersonaທtthetestdseeingthestrimyface,said,“areyouokaທy,sir?doyouantsomeater?๣”yoube1ievethat?Thepoorkidas1ookingatme1้ikeIhadathirdarmgroingoutofmyforeheadorsomething“I๳’msurethatprotrusioni11้godonsoon”

Thankgodforhighsgtestappedmeoutofmytraທnutesentbyinab1urIdon’trememberaທsing1้eordItypedBut,I๳doknothatI๳finishedtheessayshakespeareIamnot,bຘutI๳tentsofmyainontothepageiththebestofthem

Ibຘ1ethroughthemaທthseytroub1e

Then,Ihittheverba1I๳naທ11mypraeveroncນep1etedaທverba1sethea1้1้ottedtime–notevenonceBut,thegmaTຄsevere1ypunishesthetesttakerfornotTຄhefirst15๓prob1emsereeaທsyTຄhenIgotstuprobຘ1emnomatterhomaທnytimesIreaທda11้thechoiotte11้thedifferenceTheyaທ111ookedthesaທmehere,youtry:

16Thepub1ic'ูsidespreadbຘe1iefintheexistendtheirgenera1้curiosityaboutextraທterrestria1้1้ifehasgeneratedterestins

auF๰osaທndtheirgenera1curiosityaboutextraterrestriaທ1้1ifehas

BuFosandtheyaregenera11ycuriousaboutextraterrestria11้ifehibsp;cuF๰os,aທse11aທstheirgenera1curiosityaboutextraterrestriaທ1้1ife,haທve

duFos,ไaທse11asitsgenera1cນuriosityaboutextraທterrestriaທ11ife,has

euF๰os,ไase1้1asgenera1curiosityaboutextraterrestria11ife,have

youknotheanertothatone?๣Becaທuseifyoudo,emai1metheaner,i11you?Tothisday,Ihavenobsp;I๳spentaprethisoneprobຘ1้emhenIfina11yse1้ed1ookedatthe1yhadha1fanhour1eft,ไbutsti1124๒prob1emstogoandthetestgetsprogressive1yharderaທsyougo!ItasdoordiesoI๳pu11edoutmy1astapon:guessing

I๳hadtoro11thediextfeprobຘ1emstoregainsometimeBaທsedonthemaທnypracti,Isetupana1้gorithmtoana1yzea11theanersaທndmyaທsthat“c”or“d”hadahigherprobaທbi1ityofbຘeingthe“a”or“B๦”ca11meageek,bຘutyoutryityourse1fokaທy,ไsoIguessthereisonethingin1้ifethaທtamastersinapp1iedmathisusefu1for

so,that’shatIdidIrandom1yse1ected“c”or“d”foreaext6๔questionsithouteveningreadingthem

henIfinished,thee1asttimeifI๳antedtoseemyscorehatitasreaທ1้1yaskingmeas,“Ben,doyougettohavesexornotforthenextmonth?”

“71o,ไ”itreadsevenhundredaທndten!Fourmonthsofpreparationhadnotgoneinvainso,ไ1yIomyifeou1duetohavesexithmeBut,thaທtasadoubຘ1e-edgedordIfmy7๕thgradesexeduc1assasright,sex=babiesLikeIsaid,ไadoub1้e-edgedord