The narrator contemplates death, the library, and a book called The Inconceivable Mathematics of Bort-Hirian. The mathematician in the book calculates the vast size of the library and compares it to the known universe. The narrator is awestruck by the immensity of it all. The story also touches on the idea of memory and compression. The narrator recalls a conversation between Brian Green and someone else at the 92nd Street.

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