Re: Cypher and Open
"Clever," Kristoff says as he sips his tea.... and reflects.
About the number Zero. About how some of his mathematics friends had referred him to certain places, and those places had referred him elsewhere. About the talented cryptologist with a grammatical obsession.
"Obviously, not being in this vocation myself," he said. "I have never found the need to concoct an alias more significant than a private e-mail address." Pause. And why not. If this thought was wrong, it would be meaningless chitchat. If it was right.... the man had earned a little trust; and whom could he tell, anyway? "I believe I just made some silly pun about geometry."