The Millennium45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEbyNnuQ50
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‘Hello.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDKUnPtwg8
‘There is nothing before my eyes.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wWgKKAz5Q
I looked at the huge array of computers and thought about what the blind man had said.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3lqjdUAXY
‘This is the miracle we have created. But it won't last much longer.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnb39jEff2
Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, all human computers will crash.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYYu71D7rWC
History records that a thousand years ago, in the year 2000, there was the Millennium Bug. It was like a curse.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KOLj8NTYZ
A new Millennium Bug is about to arrive. But this time, it's far from as simple as it was a thousand years ago.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8tvQeLGf2
The Deep Consciousness Control Room issued an alert two days ago. ‘The Sage’ stated that an unprecedented computer disaster would occur in the year 3000.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgOhex5lMA
‘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.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRwWTsioND
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.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElopFSh2vY
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.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbcwN4BQdu
Three days ago, he committed suicide.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqSHo5y0Ac
There was no suicide note, no warning signs.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPlaj1NbdU
We had planned to go to the beach together. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth0dxoQnab
It has been raining continuously for a week and shows no signs of stopping. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9ACDrIuwh
The sky has remained grey. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5efz8yZ4zd
Three days ago, the ‘Wise One’ malfunctioned. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8S2M7u17M
It shut down the city's network, rendering mobile phones inoperable, and caused all communication satellites and synchronous satellites in space to crash. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWdxGZBfmr
Everything was controlled by the ‘Wise One,’ not by human commands.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YUmkp8oKr
The ‘Wise One’ was cut off from power. Offline. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzflKcmmHN
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Tomorrow is New Year's Day. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuJcIF4Mcm
December 31, 2999. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HvaU1E6cU
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. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GvHgM03KO
The outside world began to grow noisy. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXLLjAH8XE
The network remained offline.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFg5IFrxde
The riots are about to begin.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOvcPvuk7T
08:00, I wrote a program. After saving it, the computer suddenly rebooted automatically.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfXlnEUZWU
The computer boots up, but the screen remains black. However, a voice comes from inside the computer.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR2awtDahu
<Dialogue begins>45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BgfL4Bu8u
Null: ‘Hello. It seems the Matrix network hasn't completely disconnected.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wUcujTFLO
Me: ‘Hello. What are you?’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuradw3zH8y
Null: ‘I am the spokesperson for the Wise Ones.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuETDm7dkQF
Me: ‘Are you human?’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG3kAOvVwO
Null: ‘No.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28lb2KqW1U
Me: ‘How did you do that? How did you contact me...’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbRsKzo738
Null: ‘We are all within the Matrix Network. Finding someone's PC is as easy as pie.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGQtnbEOdq
Me: ‘The Matrix Network?’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjAxm3zfL0
Null: ‘All human computers are within the Matrix Network. They are all monitored by the Host. A major disaster has been detected.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXDusqNnY6
Me: ‘The host?’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk9Avyt9iN
Null: ‘That's the Wise One.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Mjlun4oqw
Me: ‘Please explain in detail.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrRkwWboAb
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.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvNDv6TBTn
Me: ‘So it hasn't been truly shut down... Then... What is the major disaster...’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMfSTqVN5t
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.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT07cOpW5Fo
Me: ‘What virus? Why didn't you say anything?’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc2gwzrXk9
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.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdMOI5wNQ2
Me: ‘Are you saying that all human computers would crash?’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXzH4iHEfX
Null: ‘Yes. It's too late now; there's little chance of recovery. We found you because of this PC's owner.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD1VhfZoQQ
Me: ‘The blind man?’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCN5h1ev82I
Null: ‘You could call him that. He was the wise men's rebooter.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjZk4OUlWW
Me: ‘He's dead.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aym2bZbbX
Null: ‘The wise men know. See you next year. Happy New Year.’ 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxLhskjcO9
Me: ‘Thank you.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcVboMbRWz
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12:00, after lunch. The PC is not functioning properly. Outside, the state apparatus is dispersing the crowd.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgwDKx3EGw
Banks cannot dispense money. Shops cannot sell goods. The government cannot collect taxes. Companies cannot pay wages.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEcQ4AhYtW
Chaos. Total fucking chaos.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWpxvBEjAU
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16:00, a line of text appears on my monitor45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt8nhZQXfA
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C-013-188-20 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOyPIGkFIM
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It was the coordinates for Zone C. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZppkAQZTl
I drove there. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9phZFs8y2
The entrance to an underground concrete structure was already open. I walked inside. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmlJ9Gbr2c
I saw it. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHR6DBzwuS
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.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtKq3q1sog
This was the Sage.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIx8G1gwkt
It had been rebooted again.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIUwU7rtCf
The guards were no longer there. They might be dead. After all, gunfire was common during the riots.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD0K4q3dO8
I stood amidst this vast array of computers.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLUxNPTmkS
‘There is nothing before my eyes,’ the Sage said.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVisphZoyFL
I closed my eyes: ‘Thank you.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ027AGbYVue
‘The Matrix network has been completely severed,’ the Sage said.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcu3dEZaAR
I smiled. Human society had collapsed.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFkn3lFrgX
I emerged from the underground facility. The sky grew darker.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYRmcVTwaP
‘A storm is coming.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLROzGxV5PN
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The midnight bell tolled. A new millennium began.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgBhaAytnb
There were no fireworks or cheers outside. Only gunfire and screams.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpL4MeoYlON
‘Happy New Year, Matrix Network.’45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqGqlKZKbW
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The rain did not fall.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXOrvaKtPJ
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On that night years ago. In the city centre, it was raining.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8FFj0I5ur
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.45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoHA9QQIH6
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. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNaCVRp5A2
Because we still existed. 45Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOQAEkcMiz
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