GREAT READS Issue 899 · February 16, 2022

Safety in Numbers

Seven years, no children, slim odds. Sometimes numbers are unforgiving

Safety in Numbers

TOBY

I love numbers. They make sense in a way that nothing else does. One plus one will always, always equal two. Two will always be the first prime number. Four is always a perfect square.

And people wonder if I never get bored of accounting.

Why would I get bored when it all makes so much sense? Calculate your debits against your credits and that’s the amount you come away with. Numbers never lie.

Relationships, on the other hand? Harder to work with. Twice two might equal trouble if it’s two brothers and their wives who don’t get along. A simple equation that worked yesterday might blow up in your face tomorrow.

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