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THE IDEA IS TO RIDE THE OTHER MAN'S HORSE. THEY RACE AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD. THE BLACKSMITH SAID THE MAN WHOSE HORSE CROSSES LAST WOULD WIN, SO THE MAN WHO WINS THE RACE WOULD HAVE HIS HORSE FINISH LAST CONNECT THE MIDPOINT OF EACH OF THE FOUR SIDES WITH FOUR STRAIGHT LINES TO FORM ONE SQUARE. THEN REPEAT THE PROCEDURE ON THIS NEW SQUARE TO FORM A SQUARE AROUND THE CENTRE HORSE THE HORSE OPERATES A MILL AND TRAVELS IN A CIRCULAR CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE TWO OUTSIDE LEGS WILL TRAVEL A GREATER DISTANCE THAN THE TWO INSIDE LEGS THE MATHEMATICIAN MADE A SMALL FENCE AROUND HIMSELF AND DECLARED HIMSELF TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE