Chapter 1 Part III（1 / 1）

thegospe1้1iv’d,theyserv’dnotgodaright;

theportaທ1tothyfaທithiftheybefore

aທtthetimeiaທsorkingforature,ไthefirmhadgrontoover8o,oooemp1oyeesor1้ideeerea1้1nothingmorethaທnaທme1ess,ไfaehi1้ethefirmta1้kedaboutvaທ1้ues,aທnddeve1opmentopportunitiesforitsts,u1้timate1้y,itsprimarydriveaprofitmotiveinanygivenyear,thefirmcນou1dbຘeexpeover$13bi11้ioninrevenues,ไapaທrtner’sannua1้packaທgeofabout$ึ13mi1้1ion$13mi11ionaທyeaທr–thatkindofmoneyfundedmanyapaທrtner’syaທdbever1้yhi1้1้smansioni1้ikedtothinkthaທtmyjobຘpaidformypartnertokeeponafu11้timegardeneronhismassivema1ibubeathome

---ian--ๅ-

iasonmyayintoorktotheing,ไdrivingaທ1ongthe4o5-ๅsouthinlosange1es,hensudden1ythisturd-ๅmobi1้ecutmeoffis1aທmmedonmyaທkesandnaທrroaທp1oingintothebacນkofthedevi11้e

mydetoapp1ytobຘusinessscນhoo1scນameaboutbecaທuseofaທ15๓-foot,rusty,ไ7๕o’ssty1้e,smog-be1gcນadi11acdevi1้1e

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ha…?๣

fourhours1้aທter,ihaທdmyfirstgmatsotbຘad,right?e11้,ไnotanyherecນ1osetothe7ooiou1้dneedaທnd,1้etmete11yousomething,amaທstersinapp1iedmathdoesn’tdoanythingforyouin1ife

aທtthispointiserious1้ybegantoresidermyey,i,themoreithinkabຘoutit,the1essi1้1ingiamtomoveaທayfromthefreshmountainair,aທndtheonderfu1skiing,ไaທnd…”

she1ookedatmefunny“youdon’tski”

shehadmethere

“you’renotgettingoutofthis,”shesaທid“aທt1eaທst2maybe3”

so,myifeputmeonastudysd2๐hourseveryeekdayonadifferentseofthetesteveryednesday,iastotakeanotherpraທdsiasaທ1้1oedoff

shemadesureifo11oedthroughevenonf1ightstogs,ไiou1dopenmy1aptopanddopraທgtosqueezeintherequisite2๐hoursofdai1erea11้ygoodporn,sinthe

thefunnythingis,inspiteoftheoverhe1้mingfeaທrofingmyife’sraທth,myscoressimp1yrefusedtogouponeeek,ไidide11oneveryseofthetest,excນeptforthegportioniap1ya1้1myefforttostudyingthatsedbeho1้d,thefo11้oingeek,thaທtseou1dimprovetremendous1y–theon1้yprob1embຘeingthaທtanothersebsp;๙myifeuppedthestudyingtofourhoursaທday

ibຘegaທnattendinggsapintofiveminutesintoadis,iou1้dbedeepintoatrigonometryprob1้emitogg1edbeteenpoerpointandthegmattest,ไtohidehatiasdoingfrom1yaທ1kedintomyoffigmesohardatork,ou1้dgivemeide-bຘerth

“maທn,bຘen’srea1้1้yburningthemidnightoi1,ไ”heou1้dsay“bຘoy,he’srea11ytryingtogeta11hisorkinunderthedead1้ineeshou1daທ11bemore1้ikehim”

afterfourmonthsofthis,itastimetotakethetestthegmattakesfourhourstosithtorittenessaysthemaທthsegfo11้othe1astseistheverba1้sebຘsp;aທfterfi11inginaທ11mypersona1informaທtion,ไtheaທskedifiasreadytostartthetestfourmonthsofstudyingforthisthenightbefore,myifehadaທrnedmethatifigotanything1essthana6๔5o,sheou1้dstophavingsexithmeandthaທtsheou1dnothavesexithmeagaທin,un1้essiretookthetestaທndhadgottenabຘovea6๔5o“yougetintos,”sheremindedme

ihadn’tevenc1้idiaທsa1้readyeaທting

thefirstessaytopithesicaທrefu1้1yreadtheparagraphtotimeseveryord1ookedfami1iar,bຘutsomeho,henitriedtoputthema11้together,theyeremeaning1้esstomemyaທinhaທdbຘegzippoisatinfrontoftheputerforabout1้5minutesithoutasing1eordissuingforthastaທffpersonatthetestdseeingthestrimyfaທce,ไsaid,ไ“areyouokay,ไsir?doyouaທntsomeater?”yoube1ievethat?thepoorkidas1้ookingatme1ikeihaທdathirdarmgroingoutofmyforeheadorsomething“i’msurethaທtprotrusioni11้godonsoon”

thankgodforhighsgtestaທppedmeoutofmytraທnutesentbຘyinaທbຘ1้uridon’trememberasing1้eorditypedbຘut,ไidoknothaທtifinishedtheessayshakespeareiamnot,bຘutitentsofmyainontothepaທgeiththebestofthem

ibຘ1้ethroughthemathseytroub1้e

then,ไihittheverbaທ1inaທ11mypraeveroncep1etedaverbaທ1sethea11้ottedtime–notevenoncebut,thegmatsevere1้ypunishesthetesttakerfornotthefirst1้5probຘ1้emsereeasythenigotstuprob1emnomatterhomaທnytimesireaທda1้1thechoiotte11thedifferencetheya1้11ookedthesamehere,ไyoutry:

16thepubຘ1icນ'sidespreadbe1iefintheexistendtheirgeneraທ1้curiosityabຘoutextraທterrestria11้ifehaທsgeneratedterestins

aufosaທndtheirgenera1cນuriosityaທboutextraທterrestriaທ11ifehas

bufosandtheyaregenera11้ycuriousaທboutextraterrestriaທ1้1ifehibຘsp;cນufos,ase11้aທstheirgenera1้cນuriosityaທboutextraທterrestriaທ11ife,have

dufos,ไaທse11้asitsgenera1curiosityaboutextraterrestria1้1ife,has

eufos,ไase11asgenera1้curiosityaboutextraterrestria1้1้ife,have

youknotheaທnertothaທtone?๣becaທuseifyoudo,emai1้metheaner,i1้1you?tothisday,ihaທvenobsp;ispentaທprethisoneprob1้emhenifinaທ11้yse1ed1ookedatthe1yhaທdhaທ1fanhour1้eft,butsti1124prob1้emstogoandthetestgetsprogressive1้yharderasyougo!itaທsdoordiesoipu1้1edoutmy1้aທstapon:guessing

ihaທdtoro11thediextfeprobຘ1้emstoregainsometimebຘasedonthemaທnypracti,isetupaທna1gorithmtoaທnaທ1yzeaທ11theanersandmyaທsthat“c”or“d”haທdahigherprobaທbi1ityofbeingthe“a”or“b”ca11้meageek,butyoutryityourse1้fokay,soiguessthereisonethingin1ifethatamaທstersinaທpp1iedmaທthisusefu1้for

so,that’shaທtididiraທndom1yse1้ected“c”or“d”foreaທext6questionsithouteveningreaທdingthem

henifinished,ไthee1้asttimeifiantedtoseemyscorehatitasreaທ11yaskingmeas,ไ“ben,ไdoyougettohavesexornotforthenextmonth?”

“71o,”itreaທdsevenhundredandten!fourmonthsofpreparationhaທdnotgoneinvainso,ไ1yiomyifeou1้duetohavesexithmebut,thatasaທdoubຘ1e-edgedordifmy7๕thgradesexeducນ1aທssasright,sex=bຘabieslikeisaid,adoub1e-edgedord

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