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85-87 are errata and mystery, which conclude the document. There is a rather sad feeling as the document grinds to a halt in such a pathetic way, but do not fret! I left the pyramid-problems for last, so we'll skip back that way afterwards. Also, these mysterious bits at the end, following somewhat logical arguments and pronouncements in a short document, remind one of how Wittgenstein's Tracatatus ends.

It will be simplest if I just let Chace drive, now.

"Eisenlohr gave the number 85, 86, 87 to certain fragments that are not a part of the mathematical work of the papyrus, but are of interest, although incomplete and more or less unintelligible. As they cannot in any sense be called problems I will use the word "Number" when referring to them, but will give them these numbers, as does Eisenlohr, in continuation of the numbering of the problems.^1 1: Strictly Number 87 should be numbered before Number 86, which is at the very end of the papyrus. See Diagram in the Second Volume (never fear, your humble OP shall reproduce this diagram directly - pic related)."