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Boole Romance

December 19, 2018

George Boole passes Mary Everest a 'do you like me?' note; she rewrites the options as 1 and 0 and circles 1.

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[Title] "THE ROMANTIC STORY OF GEORGE AND MARY BOOLE"

Note: "Dear Mary Everest, Do you like me? Please circle: Yes No. Yours, George Boole"

[Returned note: "Yes" and "No" crossed out and replaced by 1 and 0, with 1 circled]

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