If we write this as AISLE = ISLE and consider it to be an equation in algebra - as in A x I x S x L x E = I x S x L x E - we can simplify the equation by dividing both sides by ‘ISLE’, which are the letters common to both sides: AISLE/ISLE = ISLE/ISLE Which cancels out to A = 1 In other words, if we understand the alphabet as algebra, we can prove the value of A is equal to 1. What of the letters
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