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A technician sits back in his chair ...

takes a deep breath, leans forward and nervously initiates the Power Initialisation Process (presses the red button) on the 1970's Hubble re-initialisation management computer.

Whirr churn chunder chunder zzzz zzzz chunder chunder ...

>PLEASE INSERT DISK 2

This is only the second time the pimple-faced technician has handled a floppy disk. With some trepidation disk 2 is inserted correctly and the locking flap closed.

Whirr churn chirrup chunder zzzz chunder zzz chunder ...

>SENDING INITIALISATION SEQUENCE

Wheee brrr barrrrrrrrrrp ...

<time passes> ...

A green terminal screen prompt suddenly appears!

> "I'm sorry Dave, I can't allow you to do that ..."

The technician begins to fill in a requisition for new pants and asks if the cleaners can take a look at his chair ...

A 75 year old semi-retired engineer lurking at the back of the room coughs violently and dabs his eyes with a handkerchief ...

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"My mate Malcolm set that prompt, he thought it was a great idea!"

Angry that he'd been suckered by a jape he hadn't thought of, the technician stabs at the return key so hard he gets muscle spasms in his hand. The terminal responds ...

>I'm sorry Dave, I really can't allow you to do that ...

The room goes quiet ...

>It's all full of stars ...