Opening Lines by Mathematicians: 1984
'It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen' becomes '…and the clocks were not mod 12.'
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1984: 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen' becomes '…and the clocks were not mod 12.'