The paper on the desk was white and crisp.
Alex looked at Question Five.
Explain how the Spinning Jenny increased productivity during the Industrial Revolution.
Alex smiled. He picked up his pen.
The Spinning Jenny was a machine. It allowed one worker to spin eight threads at once. It was about multiplication. It was about rotation. It was about doing more with less effort.
Alex wrote down the answer.
It used rotation to create efficiency. It turned one movement into many results.
He put his pen down. He was the first one finished.
Mr. Harrison looked up from his newspaper. "Done already, Mr. Finch?"
"Yes, Sir," Alex said. "It is all about the mechanics."
"Good," Mr. Harrison said. "Because tonight, you have a practical exam. Atletico Madrid are back."
Alex nodded.
The first leg in Madrid had been a street fight. Arsenal had won 2-0. But Atletico were not dead. They were wounded animals. And wounded animals bite.
