Two days before his scheduled execution, Amir's guard secretly gave him a notebook and pencil. The book had been folded in half for easier concealment, and when Amir opened it he recognized the cover.

Gift of a single pencil led to program that aids thousands Paul Waldie Europe Correspondent Published December 21, 2012 ...

In the equation Bag + Notebook equals 15, substituting the bag's value gives Notebook equals 5. Finally, with Notebook - Pencil equals 3, substituting the notebook's value results in Pencil equals 2.

While there, he happened to give a notebook and a pencil to a little girl. At that point, her father came around the corner of their shack, which was made of boards and plastic.

Their latest reusable cup has a pattern like a lined notebook, complete with a red vertical margin line, and the tumbler’s straw looks just like a No. 2 pencil.