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The classroom is even more crowded than last we saw it. Tom takes notes as Lambeau plays along with the excited environment with mock pomposity and good humor.
LAMBEAU
Is it my imagination, or has my class
grown considerably?
Laughter.
LAMBEAU (cont'd)
I look around and see young people who
are my students, young people who are
not my students as well as some of my
colleagues. And by no stretch of my
imagination do I think you've all come
to hear me lecture.
More laughter.
LAMBEAU (cont'd)
But rather to ascertain the identity
of who our esteemed "The Tech" has
come to call "The Mystery Math
Magician."
He holds up the M.I.T. Tech featuring a silhouetted figure, emblazoned with a large, white question mark. The headline reads "Mystery Math Magician strikes again."
LAMBEAU (cont'd)
Whoever you are, you've solved four of
the most difficult theorems I've ever
given a class. So without further
ado, come forward silent rogue, and
receive thy prize.
The class waits in breathless anticipation. A STUDENT shifts his weight in his chair, making a noise.
LAMBEAU (cont'd)
Well, I'm sorry to disappoint my
spectators, but it appears there will
be no unmasking here today. I'm going
to have to ask those of you not enrolled
in the class to make your escape now
or, for the next three hours be
subjected to the mundities of
eigenvectors.
People start to gather their things and go. Lambeau picks up a piece of chalk and starts writing on the board.
LAMBEAU (cont'd)
However, my colleagues and I have
conferred. There is a problem on the
board, right now, that took us two
years to prove. So let this be said;
the gauntlet has been thrown down.
But the faculty have answered the
challenge and answered with vigor.
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