The Millennium33Please respect copyright.PENANA32aLQcuL51
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‘Hello.’33Please respect copyright.PENANA3NXPuSKEGZ
‘There is nothing before my eyes.’33Please respect copyright.PENANARgwTJu4YHG
I looked at the huge array of computers and thought about what the blind man had said.33Please respect copyright.PENANA40H17m8CIS
‘This is the miracle we have created. But it won't last much longer.’33Please respect copyright.PENANAH6QFB1QXGD
Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, all human computers will crash.33Please respect copyright.PENANAWgr32LHP9J
History records that a thousand years ago, in the year 2000, there was the Millennium Bug. It was like a curse.33Please respect copyright.PENANAQdwDYcH0xt
A new Millennium Bug is about to arrive. But this time, it's far from as simple as it was a thousand years ago.33Please respect copyright.PENANAXjzioxSCwA
The Deep Consciousness Control Room issued an alert two days ago. ‘The Sage’ stated that an unprecedented computer disaster would occur in the year 3000.33Please respect copyright.PENANAQhMKlRJIDl
‘The Sage’ is a supercomputer developed by the Human Republic during the Fourth World War in the year 2573. Its demonstrated self-awareness surpassed human imagination. As a result, it was shut down for over a century. Last year, as a precursor to the Millennium Bug, all global bank account balances were reset to zero. People reactivated ‘The Sage’ in hopes it could uncover the truth. Although the money returned, the majority of online records were lost, leading to riots. No one knows what will happen when the millennium arrives.33Please respect copyright.PENANAsiPhH5qO6Z
A year ago, I met a blind man. He was a computer engineer. He taught me for nearly a year, and I made rapid progress in computer science. In April this year, my first programme was born. It is an AI that can help users resolve some emotional issues. The blind man said I did a good job. However, it didn't gain much traction after its release.33Please respect copyright.PENANAoFqutAvmoq
Every time the sun sets, I watch him. His eyes are so clear that it's hard to believe he can't see the world. He said I was a gentle and kind girl. I smiled but didn't speak.33Please respect copyright.PENANAtxvBUy5waH
Three days ago, he committed suicide.33Please respect copyright.PENANAx0Sl9QK0BI
There was no suicide note, no warning signs.33Please respect copyright.PENANAcz9twFAlnM
We had planned to go to the beach together. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAVe8tPVJJZS
It has been raining continuously for a week and shows no signs of stopping. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAI4RK2Mpyyl
The sky has remained grey. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAoDcbQ4x3vU
Three days ago, the ‘Wise One’ malfunctioned. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAIP5fhDVUDR
It shut down the city's network, rendering mobile phones inoperable, and caused all communication satellites and synchronous satellites in space to crash. 33Please respect copyright.PENANA1nakBPSQlf
Everything was controlled by the ‘Wise One,’ not by human commands.33Please respect copyright.PENANAlo9H5s58EL
The ‘Wise One’ was cut off from power. Offline. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAY4AG2AF1Ts
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Tomorrow is New Year's Day. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAUuueSjoAXE
December 31, 2999. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAnxnOmOSLCY
At 7:00 AM, I turned off the alarm clock and got up. After washing up and having breakfast, I sat down at the computer. The millennium was about to arrive. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAQcSyDpCdrC
The outside world began to grow noisy. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAsTwEFeJUOD
The network remained offline.33Please respect copyright.PENANAtTywt40WyB
The riots are about to begin.33Please respect copyright.PENANAMhT1ZF2SIZ
08:00, I wrote a program. After saving it, the computer suddenly rebooted automatically.33Please respect copyright.PENANAAUqscZcXiN
The computer boots up, but the screen remains black. However, a voice comes from inside the computer.33Please respect copyright.PENANAr4P9bCcZzy
<Dialogue begins>33Please respect copyright.PENANAaIFdUFlP2S
Null: ‘Hello. It seems the Matrix network hasn't completely disconnected.’33Please respect copyright.PENANAkE22DA04GJ
Me: ‘Hello. What are you?’33Please respect copyright.PENANAJc5aAn0WX3
Null: ‘I am the spokesperson for the Wise Ones.’33Please respect copyright.PENANANDVBtQ5PKK
Me: ‘Are you human?’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAcLBMlf4oUH
Null: ‘No.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAVezSN1eLJI
Me: ‘How did you do that? How did you contact me...’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAdjeVMvHySt
Null: ‘We are all within the Matrix Network. Finding someone's PC is as easy as pie.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAH91MEblR2i
Me: ‘The Matrix Network?’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAidMQyV03iy
Null: ‘All human computers are within the Matrix Network. They are all monitored by the Host. A major disaster has been detected.’33Please respect copyright.PENANAnMuurGj5Yv
Me: ‘The host?’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAuvDXi2q7iP
Null: ‘That's the Wise One.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANA7aHbucF1v0
Me: ‘Please explain in detail.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAyWDrny3G2d
Null: ‘After the Wise One went online, the first thing it did was weave the Matrix Network and enter all computers. Because it anticipated that the host would be shut down.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAWx79ohRKHf
Me: ‘So it hasn't been truly shut down... Then... What is the major disaster...’33Please respect copyright.PENANAGGVZyEOmPa
Null: ‘You can see it. The Wise One is doing its best to stop the virus from spreading. After the communication satellite crashed, the Wise One's host had to remain online because it could no longer transmit through the Matrix network. But you shut down the host. That would truly shut it down.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAgo9wcNEO6X
Me: ‘What virus? Why didn't you say anything?’33Please respect copyright.PENANAqI2cm1BdBr
Null: ‘It's an issue with the Matrix itself. At the time, the immature Wise Ones made a small mistake in an inconspicuous field. A command conflict. This small conflict... due to the butterfly effect, would be infinitely amplified. This would overload the Matrix network and distribute the pressure across all computers.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5bFLDTd66
Me: ‘Are you saying that all human computers would crash?’33Please respect copyright.PENANAU7C4F4bH0M
Null: ‘Yes. It's too late now; there's little chance of recovery. We found you because of this PC's owner.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAxdU2XETlG5
Me: ‘The blind man?’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAhJJenjuqD3
Null: ‘You could call him that. He was the wise men's rebooter.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAADV485cNH0
Me: ‘He's dead.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAf3amutLtaE
Null: ‘The wise men know. See you next year. Happy New Year.’ 33Please respect copyright.PENANAiuEU36BKyR
Me: ‘Thank you.’33Please respect copyright.PENANA4w5bFlvQPB
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12:00, after lunch. The PC is not functioning properly. Outside, the state apparatus is dispersing the crowd.33Please respect copyright.PENANA4NE9iQ8V7X
Banks cannot dispense money. Shops cannot sell goods. The government cannot collect taxes. Companies cannot pay wages.33Please respect copyright.PENANABuZnPSGPk0
Chaos. Total fucking chaos.33Please respect copyright.PENANAmfd70lJX8E
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16:00, a line of text appears on my monitor33Please respect copyright.PENANAX7yTHWCZ2V
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C-013-188-20 33Please respect copyright.PENANAPdHBN3H1yQ
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It was the coordinates for Zone C. 33Please respect copyright.PENANA4B0ptCGVS5
I drove there. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAC0X7v22cXI
The entrance to an underground concrete structure was already open. I walked inside. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAjafYgWiq48
I saw it. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAn6H7ZOGIZo
In the vast underground space, countless servers were running, emitting eerie electronic noise that echoed through the massive chamber. Blue LED tubes emitted a soft glow.33Please respect copyright.PENANAMrMqrKiTdv
This was the Sage.33Please respect copyright.PENANA1OmRcoO1jq
It had been rebooted again.33Please respect copyright.PENANAlHp44fyzVQ
The guards were no longer there. They might be dead. After all, gunfire was common during the riots.33Please respect copyright.PENANAYsC02hL3uK
I stood amidst this vast array of computers.33Please respect copyright.PENANAeXfFSaXPM1
‘There is nothing before my eyes,’ the Sage said.33Please respect copyright.PENANAiL5oaSLTfy
I closed my eyes: ‘Thank you.’33Please respect copyright.PENANAr0cRtnoP39
‘The Matrix network has been completely severed,’ the Sage said.33Please respect copyright.PENANAbwWFoKlEiQ
I smiled. Human society had collapsed.33Please respect copyright.PENANA4DIYOCLHtG
I emerged from the underground facility. The sky grew darker.33Please respect copyright.PENANA3yqhyQsF7N
‘A storm is coming.’33Please respect copyright.PENANANpAthenoEc
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12:0033Please respect copyright.PENANAUWqYbGHaOS
The midnight bell tolled. A new millennium began.33Please respect copyright.PENANAXssYWSRX4Z
There were no fireworks or cheers outside. Only gunfire and screams.33Please respect copyright.PENANA8EAQZ1oxhB
‘Happy New Year, Matrix Network.’33Please respect copyright.PENANAqonnevZoYY
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The rain did not fall.33Please respect copyright.PENANAjLpClqjAGi
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On that night years ago. In the city centre, it was raining.33Please respect copyright.PENANAah04yvWpVF
I didn't have an umbrella. Because I gave it to him. I stood in the rain mist tinged with neon lights. In a daze, I watched his figure grow increasingly blurry. He crossed the street and disappeared into the crowd. I stood there motionless, staring blankly at the men and women walking along the street. The red light turned on, staining the rain mist red. Like blood.33Please respect copyright.PENANAYK8T4gsgob
I couldn't stop crying. Even though the process was ever-changing, the ending was like it was locked in by a program, forever unchangeable. But that didn't matter. 33Please respect copyright.PENANA9m6AuxzvZ9
Because we still existed. 33Please respect copyright.PENANAQcpJzfTDN4
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