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Tryst of Fate

Heartford

A gardener gardened a puzzle of math,
'Pon squares, a Slanted hedgerow he grew.
All looking for love, exploring a path,
Were thirty-six guests, on every path two.
With step after step, they moved t'ward each other
Until they would meet on the black tiles below.
Now, one might've walked one step more than the other,
Perhaps they kept score with their newly-met beau.
The women then named for us bets matrimonial,
Their union they wished to the whole world declare;
The men named a veiled degree-ten polynomial,
And argued their values when joined as a pair.
To check that your counting of points is all clean,
A sum of them by the eight letters will clue,
First twenty-six, hundred sixteen, then thirteen,
Then forty-one, sixteen, and thirty-nine too.
With twenty-and-two as your second-last checksum,
There's zero to finish; one last step in store.
Now mod thirty-one for each pairs' final outcome,
Discover the Rose who's the true paramour.

Tobias Sara Billy Mayumi Titilayo Rajesh Avenira Charles Serena
Calvin ◤ ◢ ◥ Jada
1
Richard ◥ Christoph
Lucia ◤ ◣ ◥ Jennifer
1 2 2
Lakshmi ◣ ◢ Katherine
4 1
Stephen ◤ ◣ Hans
2 1
Sabrina ◢ Gregory
2
Alexandria ◣ ◥ Colleen
1 1 2 2
May ◣ ◢ Ruth
1
Russell ◢ ◢ Marco
Edwin Elle Brandon Junia Frederick Tina Denver Melissa Scott

Tobias van der Linden

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Age49

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SchoolPrinceton

ProfessionIntelligence specialist at Department of Defense

Fitness fanatic - just finished my seventh marathon of the year, next stop: Cape Town!

Sara Knight

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Age22

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SchoolAmherst

ProfessionProfessional cosplayer

Ghibli vs. Disney, manga vs comics, Sailor Moon vs. Super Hero Girls -- let's debate!

Billy Hwang

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Age25

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SchoolWilliams

ProfessionMusician

I'm doing some REAL music with my buddies. Just you wait, we're going to be the best grunge band since Pearl Jam. Date me now before you'll have to pay to see me.

Mayumi Higashi

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SchoolGeorgetown

ProfessionChef on "Mayumi's Kitchen"

You've probably seen me on TV and know who I am already, so I might as well use this space here to promote my new restaruant in Nantucket. Hope to see you there!

Titilayo Okusanya

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SchoolOxford

ProfessionCongresswoman, Heartford's 3rd district at Congress of Bookspace

For years I've represented the interests of all types of relationships at the Congress, from crushes to long-distance relationships, from elopement to open relationships, I think it's time to represent my own interest here!

Rajesh Agarwal

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SchoolOxford

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Just another Raj looking for his Simran...

Avenira Batrachenko

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Age38

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SchoolMIT

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I used to shoot air rifle (and I have an Olympic medal to prove it) and now I shoot pictures. "Shoot me" would be a very bad joke to make around me.

Charles Cosway

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SchoolCambridge

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Serena Lopez

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My guilty pleasure is Oprah, what's yours?

Jada Brooks

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SchoolMiddlebury (BA), Harvard (JD)

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Christoph von Bausch

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SchoolCambridge

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Jennifer Zhang

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Fun fact: Chinese Jews do exist and I'm one of them — in fact I just came back from my birthright trip to Israel. Proud of both my Chinese and Jewish heritages!

Katherine Campbell

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Age36

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SchoolMIT (BS, PhD)

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Hans Schneider

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Age27

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ProfessionRetired

I'm living the ERE life -- I hunt for food and make my own clothes. Hoping to find someone who shares same values. Bonus point if you are also good at cutting hair.

King Gregory IV of Heartford

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You'll know I like you if... I let you drop "Your Majesty" on our first date.

Colleen Einstein

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SchoolHarvard

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Yes I'm the great-grand-daughter of THAT Einstein. No I do not want to read your physics dissertation.

Ruth Choi

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ProfessionFreelance Writer

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Marco Garcia

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Age24

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SchoolYale

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A big shout-out to my ex, Susan, for being the inspiration to my new startup! Excuse me if I reply late because I have to go to all these very important investor meetings in the Vatican, Zurich, London, Berlin...

Scott Lowery

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Age53

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SchoolBoston University (BS), Duke (MD)

ProfessionSurgeon

I've studied thousands of hearts in my career, yet the one I really want to get to know is that of yours.

Melissa Kaufman

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Age62

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Denver Benitez

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Tina Harrington

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Age24

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Frederick Zimmerman

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I'm an open book, just ask. ;)

Junia Galanis

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Age24

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ProfessionVolunteer Coordinator at Heartford Has Heart

I work with low-income families and children and I can't wait until the day my job is no longer needed. Looking for someone who is kind and compassionate.

Brandon Meyer

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ProfessionTrader at undisclosed HFT firm

Looking for a date for the upcoming office Christmas party, could that be you?

Elle McGlyn

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May Allison

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Alexandria Barjenbruch

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Sabrina Krause

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Age25

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Stephen Wright

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Age35

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SchoolColumbia

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I study volcanos, did you know there are more than 160 volcanos in the US? My plan is to visit all of them!

Lakshmi Patel

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Family and food are the two most important things to me. I learned this from my dad who was the CEO of some big corporation, but he always found time to make the best curry for our family. What means the most to you?

Lucia Hernandez

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I'm equally comfortable barhopping around the town or attending operas in dress and heels. Looking for my partner in crime.

Richard Stafford, III

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Age25

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SchoolColgate

ProfessionBeach bum

Me: 🏄‍♂️🌊🏖🍹
You: 💃🏻👯‍♀️💋💋
Us: 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🥰💘💯

Calvin Phillips, III

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Age53

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SchoolPrinceton

ProfessionDirector at Goldman Sachs

Grew up in Manhattan and came back to the city for work. Love the city but also enjoy a relaxing weekend in my family's Southampton house now and then.