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Creative Writing : The Codes Of System

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Rosie greeted me at the company's entrance and took me to the private workspace, an office accessible through the executive suite. Gesturing at the eight monitors and dozens of system units, Rosie introduced, "The senior Mr. Vaughan used to work from here. Mr. Vaughan doesn't know code, so this office had been out of use for several years. I cleaned up the space, upgraded the technology and reconnected these devices to System." Quickly, I typed in the passwords and allowed the machines to scan and register my retina, fingerprint and face. Once I was in System, I skimmed Rosie's setup and commented, "Your skills with code is remarkable. Why are you a receptionist?" "I have a photographic memory and Mr. Vaughan wants me to keep an eye on …show more content…

There was a few thick binders in his arms, with pieces of yellowed paper sticking out in uneven angles. Avery's suit had several streaks of dust on them and his sweaty hair looked hastily pushed out of his eyes. "My. Vaughan!" Rosie turned around and grinned at Avery. "Are you also a fan of LANCE?" Avery gave her a one shouldered shrug, then placed the binders on my desk. With a wince on his face, Avery massaged his arms, brushed the dust off his suit and told me, "Sorry, I meant to stop by earlier, but my meeting ended late. I finally found the schematics for an old version of System's Guard. I figured you and Rosie can use them for inspiration." "Thanks," I said. "From what I gather so far, Adrian's security codes are impregnable, but there's a backdoor. Someone can potentially shut System down in four minutes should they have all the correct access codes." "Go on." "Technically, knowledge of the access codes should be evenly split between you, your brother and your father," I continued. "But Adrian made several updates to the system and he could've only made those updates if he had all the access codes." "I see," said Avery, sounding pleased. One of the machines dinged as Avery spoke and an email icon popped up. Avery locked eyes with me, and spoke in a tone that reminisce two friends sharing a familiar inside joke."As soon as you can, add

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