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Fiction

The Highest Number In The Universe

Sam Morris gives us a glimpse of his near-infinite wisdom.

When I was young I asked my father what the highest number was. He said, in that fatherly way: “Twenty is the highest number, my son. Not here, nor in the furthest reaches of the land, is there any number higher.” I was satisfied, I walked proud with my new knowledge and assurance.

Till I came of age, at twenty-one.

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