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[[A plot of years vs. percent, with a solid and a dashed line. The solid line starts at 100%, and drops constantly. The dashed line starts around 85%, rises to 95% after 5 years, then drops.]]
[[A simple table.]]
5 years 81%
10 years 77%
[[Two people are sitting on a bench, next to an IV drip hanging from a rack. One is holding a paper.]]
Person: You know, probability used to be my favorite branch of math
Person: Because it had so many real-life applications.
[[They embrace, faces together.]]
{{Title text: My normal approach is useless here, too.}}
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