Dialogue

1 Parme|       three objects make two contacts; and all the objects in
2 Parme|   series, would have as many contacts as there are objects, less
3 Parme| terms will be three, and the contacts two?~Yes.~And every additional
4 Parme|   whence it follows that the contacts are one less in number than
5 Parme| terms exceeded the number of contacts by one, and the whole number
6 Parme|  exceeds the whole number of contacts by one in like manner; and
7 Parme|      contact is added to the contacts.~True.~Whatever is the whole
8 Parme|  whole number of things, the contacts will be always one less.~