But what has made this problem special for amateurs is that there's a tiny possibility that there does exist an elegant 17th-century proof. (Andrew Wiles)

But what has made this problem special for amateurs is that there's a tiny possibility that there does exist an elegant 17th-century proof.

Andrew Wiles

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