Endnote 123 — Pemulis explains the Mean-Value formula

Pemulis dictates to Hal (whom he calls Inc) the math behind apportioning megatonnage among Eschaton Combatants, walking through the Mean Value of a fluctuating ratio via the Extreme Value Theorem, complete with diagrams named PEEMSTER and HALSADICK and jabs at Hal — "let d be the size of Hal's Unit" (p. 1024). His verdict on the method: "This is fucking elegant" (p. 1024). Signed off "Allston Rules." (p. 1024). The note doubles as a character piece on the Pemulis-Hal rapport and Pemulis's home-turf pride.