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The University Health Service

is very good,

I'm fine,

Also... exercise is great,

I go running along the lake

a couple mornings a week,

It clears my head,

It's not too cold yet,

If you wanted to,

I could pick you up,

No, thanks,

All right, Well, I'm gonna be

late for the show, I'd better go,

Good night,

- Wait, You forgot your jacket,

- Oh, no, you...

I'm paranoid?

You think I should go jogging?

- Just hold on,

- Get out, Get the hell out of my house!

Let me explain,

I wanna show you something,

- Give it back,

- Wait...

- I'm calling the police,

- What? Don't,

Look, I borrowed the book, all right?

'Cause I found something your father

wrote, Not math, Just something he wrote,

- I'd like to report a robbery,

- Put the phone down,

- A robbery,

- It's about you,

- He's in the house right now!

- Here's your name,

- I'm at 4655 South...

- "Catherine," see? "Catherine,"

South...

"Not a bad day,

Some good news from Catherine,"

I'm not sure what that meant,

I thought you might,

- When did he write this?

- Ma'am?

Three years ago, "Machinery's not working

yet, but there's cause for optimism,"

The machinery is what he called his mind,

his ability to do mathematics,

I know,

"Talking with students helps,

so does riding in buses,

"Most of all Cathy,

"Her refusal to let me be institutionalized,

caring for me herself,

"has certainly saved my life,

"Made writing this possible,

"Made it possible

to imagine doing math again,

"Where does her strength come from?

"I can never repay her,

Today is her birthday,

"She is 24,

I'm taking her to dinner,"

So what are we going

to do on your birthday?

- Dad...

- Let's get the hell out of this neighborhood,

Let's go to the North side or Chinatown,

Greektown, I don't know what's good,

- Dad?

- Hmm?

I'm going to school,

When?

I'm gonna start at Northwestern

at the end of the month,

Northwestern?

I shouldn't have tried to sneak it out, I know

it sounds stupid, but I was gonna wrap it,

Happy birthday,

What's wrong with Chicago?

You still teach there,

I'm sorry, That is too weird,

me taking classes in your department,

- It's a long drive,

- It's not that long, It's half an hour,

Still, twice a day,

Dad,

I'd live there,

You'd actually want

to live in Evanston?

I'd still be close,

I can come home whenever you want,

Look...

You've been well, You've been really well

for almost seven months now,

I don't think you need me here

every minute of the day,

- Yes?

- Someone here call the police?

No, honey,

I think we should put the aqua plates

on the registry and the brown couch,

Your mother wants to buy us

a substantial piece of furniture,

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