With the nostrils closed by a nose clip, content with filling the lungs with limited cubic centimeters of ether, then jumping into the water, the countdown for the victor and the vanquished begins. My questioning starts: how to solve the difficult mathematical equation? How much time will it take me to consume the atoms of air stored in my chest, while also being enough to collect the largest number of shells pregnant with precious embryos? The moment my human entity is immersed in the fateful liquid, I begin counting to solve this crucial equation. One, God is one. Two, He has no second. Before I complete the numbers, I discover my great ignorance of the laws of arithmetic; I had forgotten to start counting from zero.

Author: Jamila Sayed Ali

Publishing House: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution

Year of publication: 2010

Number of Pages: 80