A man picks up a book. He sits and starts to read. He falls on a paragraph about symmetry. He does not quite understand it, but finds it very beautiful, remarkably evocative. The man imagines himself gathering notes about his readings about symmetry. Then he stands up, flushes the toilet, washes his hands, brushes his teeth, and goes to sleep.
Soon afterwards, he notes his impression to have a mind as thick as a brick.
