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Well, that is about the question which is the most uninteresting number. And the paradox that - whichever number it is - this attribute makes it interesting.

But since we are not looking for the most uninteresting number, but the most interesting one, we do not have to fight with issues of that calibre.

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True, but you must still contend with your observational influence. Whatever number you crown as "most interesting" will become even more interesting for wearing that crown!

So you must take this duty with extreme care and thoughtfulness, for when you anoint such a number, your action may crystalize it as such for all eternity. Other numbers will have to go further to supplant it.

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