Summary

Noah urges Grandpa not to be worried, and does his best to be brave. Grandpa tells Noah he has grown, and that mathematics will always get them home. To help pass time and be brave, Grandpa and Noah recite the decimal numbers of pi. Noah asks again where they are. Grandpa says they are in his brain, and the square has gotten smaller overnight again.

Grandpa is suddenly younger and in a garden that smells of hyacinth. He is with his son, Ted. Ted does not do well in mathematics, but he does very well with letters. When the boy will not recite pi with him, Grandpa cannot understand why and becomes angry. Ted points out that Grandpa is bleeding. Slowly Ted transforms into a man, telling Grandpa to sit down and relax because he is bleeding. Ted tells Grandpa it is dangerous to...