—it was the why . He saw the sign-change he’d missed, a tiny error that had derailed his entire solution. The manual showed the elegant transition from a complex fraction to a simple set of coordinates.
He closed the GDZ and pulled a fresh sheet of paper toward him. He didn't copy the answer. Instead, he retraced the steps himself, his pen moving with new confidence. The "Didactic Materials" were no longer a wall; they were a staircase. —it was the why
Alex looked. In the GDZ, the logic was laid bare. It wasn't just the answer— he retraced the steps himself