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to them at least in those of their thoughts that are represented on the
recto, that there is anything beyond. In the examples which follow
(which I will take pains to make too trivial to divert the reader's
attention) we are to take as the universe of discourse, all the persons
living on earth at this moment. A moment is not strictly
an instant, but is a space of time supposed to be too brief for any
series of distinct events.

(laughs
Fig. 1.)

The dot of Fig. 1 denotes somebody to whom is
applied the description that he or she laughs.
It is thus the assertion 'Somebody is laughing.'

(beats
Fig. 2.)

Fig. 2 has two dots each denoting a person; and
Convention No. 1 condemns us to ignorance as to
whether they are different persons or not. One of them is at this