The Millennium57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZmEvlOpIU
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‘Hello.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1FtcaSzgY
‘There is nothing before my eyes.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs56owoI1qh
I looked at the huge array of computers and thought about what the blind man had said.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWLybS5MU4
‘This is the miracle we have created. But it won't last much longer.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVPf5zW7O6
Once the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, all human computers will crash.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyg1FPKi3z
History records that a thousand years ago, in the year 2000, there was the Millennium Bug. It was like a curse.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfy82SlMzVU
A new Millennium Bug is about to arrive. But this time, it's far from as simple as it was a thousand years ago.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SXCgvHC4M
The Deep Consciousness Control Room issued an alert two days ago. ‘The Sage’ stated that an unprecedented computer disaster would occur in the year 3000.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPn8MhS0Sj
‘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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8VnbWHqma
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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlqat5Ps9w
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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydSPCmza1o
Three days ago, he committed suicide.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbATwsLZEp
There was no suicide note, no warning signs.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm532auAmc0
We had planned to go to the beach together. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtRNBYgX7g
It has been raining continuously for a week and shows no signs of stopping. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWorSrhTBG
The sky has remained grey. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMu5uxzUHQ
Three days ago, the ‘Wise One’ malfunctioned. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPxDioEkDn
It shut down the city's network, rendering mobile phones inoperable, and caused all communication satellites and synchronous satellites in space to crash. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvired92Qm
Everything was controlled by the ‘Wise One,’ not by human commands.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBTixDR4DR
The ‘Wise One’ was cut off from power. Offline. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NdRWBGvMi
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Tomorrow is New Year's Day. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvgl6fd5O9
December 31, 2999. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAf4a7KnYly
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. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEmnHFttgs
The outside world began to grow noisy. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSp3V5UDGC
The network remained offline.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVbyS9fQqI
The riots are about to begin.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElMWN2Oe3e
08:00, I wrote a program. After saving it, the computer suddenly rebooted automatically.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcVTvT4NTK
The computer boots up, but the screen remains black. However, a voice comes from inside the computer.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mMOJOkJIn
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Null: ‘Hello. It seems the Matrix network hasn't completely disconnected.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK2mAQzNlz
Me: ‘Hello. What are you?’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj6Bu0Z7oZ
Null: ‘I am the spokesperson for the Wise Ones.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTLGs6cFsw
Me: ‘Are you human?’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uc4QlcGjZ
Null: ‘No.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFKSzDvvxb
Me: ‘How did you do that? How did you contact me...’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuC1NAp22Cq
Null: ‘We are all within the Matrix Network. Finding someone's PC is as easy as pie.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39mQeEeOa7
Me: ‘The Matrix Network?’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgt7Yp2i2lN
Null: ‘All human computers are within the Matrix Network. They are all monitored by the Host. A major disaster has been detected.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaKhcZ5UxR
Me: ‘The host?’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPjtQNwlrw
Null: ‘That's the Wise One.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfP097wl5q
Me: ‘Please explain in detail.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22t421Ey1d
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.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3F2zWDrDT
Me: ‘So it hasn't been truly shut down... Then... What is the major disaster...’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTNopcYiaw
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.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvJtk6b98E
Me: ‘What virus? Why didn't you say anything?’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztOHqzRUOF
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.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0Ol5usU6d
Me: ‘Are you saying that all human computers would crash?’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0WbNDfP23
Null: ‘Yes. It's too late now; there's little chance of recovery. We found you because of this PC's owner.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ECR1oq6ZR
Me: ‘The blind man?’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxriJ9P4LY
Null: ‘You could call him that. He was the wise men's rebooter.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGeC8yr47y
Me: ‘He's dead.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCaUci7FGC
Null: ‘The wise men know. See you next year. Happy New Year.’ 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsirEo1dha
Me: ‘Thank you.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSGcLtCpJH
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12:00, after lunch. The PC is not functioning properly. Outside, the state apparatus is dispersing the crowd.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PkzNuYAHH
Banks cannot dispense money. Shops cannot sell goods. The government cannot collect taxes. Companies cannot pay wages.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lfPgQdAuR
Chaos. Total fucking chaos.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRztDSwBpWd
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16:00, a line of text appears on my monitor57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKZF8XDTIB
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It was the coordinates for Zone C. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGCfPdlO7B
I drove there. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOVku0kG3E
The entrance to an underground concrete structure was already open. I walked inside. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9meIGcYGHj
I saw it. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcFEO4DkvI
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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64jkLvH7BN
This was the Sage.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTgRrDMMgR
It had been rebooted again.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YQsdZVyy1
The guards were no longer there. They might be dead. After all, gunfire was common during the riots.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8Bia8ufpv
I stood amidst this vast array of computers.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulrEC0bEj1
‘There is nothing before my eyes,’ the Sage said.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQmrW9aqmF
I closed my eyes: ‘Thank you.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoGKFBnKju
‘The Matrix network has been completely severed,’ the Sage said.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdRRhxCMoM
I smiled. Human society had collapsed.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34cO7WvCif
I emerged from the underground facility. The sky grew darker.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJC7Zzp7PcU
‘A storm is coming.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS23hYOAW5q
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12:0057Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IN5osPPzv
The midnight bell tolled. A new millennium began.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdnakG2gK7
There were no fireworks or cheers outside. Only gunfire and screams.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWBJxsAUOz
‘Happy New Year, Matrix Network.’57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavgGZYVd6d
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The rain did not fall.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCP8vgUnVz
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On that night years ago. In the city centre, it was raining.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskcdNat1OO
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.57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWndmKjGahg
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. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eK8Cx33TZ
Because we still existed. 57Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4z8MthZASn
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