Wake Up
*** HALT - LP0 ON FIRE ***
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This chapter best read in a Monospace font, and for extra style points either the Amber on Black or Green on Black color scheme. Reading this or getting anything meaningful out of it are not a requirement for continued enjoyment of the story.
There is a secret hidden somewhere in this chapter. If you figure out the secret, please don't spoil it in the comments or elsewhere. ~~In consideration for this I have a reward for everyone. For each person that messages me the verbatim decoded answer I will write one whole additional chapter outside what I already have planned.~~ for the next chance at an extra chapter. These chapters will come after the completion of the main story.
11/10/18: The Extra Chapter Challenge for this week has ended. Please see SWEET_DREAMS"are_made_of"; for the next challenge. Can't figure it out and want to know how to solve it? Check out the blog post Wake Up - A Bug in the System.
*** HALT - LP0 ON FIRE ***
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*... THIS SYSTEM IS FOR USE BY AUTHORIZED PARTIES ONLY. USE OF THIS SYSTEM ...*
*. WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WILL LEAD TO FEDERAL PROSECUTION AND CRIMINAL .*
*. CHARGES SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT, COST PENALTIES OR FINES, OR OTHER MEANS ..*
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*............... M/S/T SOFTWARE V. 3.7 (C) 1978 PALPITECH INC ................*
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LOGIN: LS0379
PIN #: *******
TOKEN: ********
VALIDATING CREDENTIALS..
PIN OR TOKEN INVALID. PLEASE REENTER
LOGIN: LS0379
PIN #: *******
TOKEN: ********
VALIDATING CREDENTIALS..
CREDENTIALS VALIDATED..
INITIALIZING SESSION..DONE
CONNECTING TO SERVER..DONE
SETTING UP LOCAL ENVIRONMENT..DONE
LOGGING CONNECTION TO AUDITING SERVER..DONE
SUCCESS! YOU HAVE BEEN AUTHENTICATED.
WELCOME TO M/S/T V. 3.7
YOUR ACCESS TO THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECORDED.
YOUR AUTHORIZED USER ACCOUNT IS: LS0379
YOU ARE AUTHORIZED WITH ROLE: DATA ENTRY TECHNICIAN
ANY UNAUTHORIZED COMMANDS WILL BE REPORTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. REGULATIONS
HACKING OR TAMPERING WITH THIS SYSTEM MUST BE INVESTIGATED BY LAW
FOR A LIST OF ALL COMMANDS TYPE HELP AT THE PROMPT.
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ADMINISTRATOR: NOBODY@LOCALHOST
LOAD INFILE 034298417.MRF
14 OCT 2011 JOB EXECUTION DATE
1 RECORDS
18.43 SECONDS EXECUTION TIME
OUTPUT TO FILESYSTEM 034298417.MRF
TOTAL RECORD LENGTH: 1600
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ABORTING.
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END PROGRAM.
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CP 034298417.MRF 034298417.TMP
0CAT 034298417.TMP > ARCHIVE
BEGIN RECORD ARCHIVING.
00....10....20....30....40....50....60....70....80....90....100.... INITIALIZED.
ENCODING DATA..DONE
CONNECTING TO ARCHIVE SERVER..DONE
TRANSMITTING DATA TO ARCHIVE SERVER..DONE
VALIDATING DATA AGAINST ARCHIVE SERVER..DONE
SUBMITTING AUDIT LOG AND METADATA..DONE
RECORD ARCHIVING IS COMPLETE. EXITING
0
RM 034298417.TMP
REMOVE NORMAL FILE 034298417.TMP ? Y/N: Y
REMOVED 1 FILES AND 0 DIRECTORIES
0EXIT
THIS IS A LOGIN SESSION. PLEASE USE THE LOGOUT COMMAND TO END YOUR SESSION.
-1LOGOUT
EXECUTING LOGOUT SCRIPT
LOGGING COMMANDS TO AUDITING CONSOLE
SENDING TRANSCRIPT TO LINE PRINTER..SENT
VALIDATING LINE PRINTER JOB STATUS..ERROR: PRINTER OFFLINE
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR ASSISTANCE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE LOGOUT? Y/N: Y
REVERTING LOCAL ENVIRONMENT..DONE
DISCONNECTING FROM SERVER..DONE
INVALIDATING ONE TIME TOKEN..DONE
TERMINATING SESSION..DONE
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[PROCESS COMPLETE]
M/S/T SOFTWARE V. 3.7 (C) 1978 PALPITECH INC.
REBOOTING.. ....00....10....20....30....40....50....60....70....80....90....100
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*... THIS SYSTEM IS FOR USE BY AUTHORIZED PARTIES ONLY. USE OF THIS SYSTEM ...*
*. WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION WILL LEAD TO FEDERAL PROSECUTION AND CRIMINAL .*
*. CHARGES SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT, COST PENALTIES OR FINES, OR OTHER MEANS ..*
*.............................................................................*
*............... M/S/T SOFTWARE V. 3.7 (C) 1978 PALPITECH INC ................*
*.............................................................................*
LOGIN:
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