Another acquaintance of George from Isaac Asimov's story “There are many things in heaven and earth...”, related to the cycle about the demon Azazel, Vissarion Johnson was an outstanding economist and when he was offered the post of chairman of a prestigious economic club, he became worried. The first presiding officer served in office for 32 years, the second for 16, the third for 8, the fourth for 4, and the fifth for 2 years. Therefore, Johnson only had to live for a year, if we follow this analogy. George asked Azazel...