Printed above are the first three verses of Genesis in the Kind James Bible. Select any of the 10 words in the first verse: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Count the number of letters in the chosen word and call this number x. Then go to the word that is x words ahead. For example if you pick "in" go to "beginning." Now count the number of letters in this word---call it y---then jump ahead another y words. Continue in this manner until your chain of words enters the third verse. On what word does your count end?
Coincidence?
Taken from Scientific American, 1998.
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