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“They all crowded into the back of the room. There were three television cameras, and also a photographer from the newspaper.
Mrs. North went ahead with the arithmetic lesson.
They’d been learning to add big numbers. Mrs. North put a problem on the board.
She said the numbers out loud. “Sixty-three million, eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand, two hundred and twenty-seven plus seventeen million, one hundred and six thousand, five hundred and forty-seven.”
Marvin’s mouth dropped open. He had never heard anyone add such big numbers.
“Marvin,” said Mrs. North, “would you like to come to the board and give us the answer?”
He closed his mouth.
Then he stood up and made his way to the board. He looked at the problem.
It was impossible.; Mrs. North gave him a you-can-do-it smile.
He looked at all the people at the back of the room. They were all watching him. The three television cameras were pointed at him.
He looked back at the problem.
“You add it up just like smaller numbers,”
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