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
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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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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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