Sort of through the fog and the shock, ' ' said Sagan, "we just worked feverishly to run the business.

And they did. "Sort of through the fog and the shock,' ' said Sagan, "we just worked feverishly to run the business.

There were some dark months there, like living in the middle of an interminable fog.

The dishwashing machines were off, but steam still rose from them like a jungle mist.

They beckon from afar, rising dimly in the mists, an elusive challenge to the mathematical community.