When computers got smart enough to program themselves, Ritchie Boss left behind his dreams of being a hacker. For a paycheck he now manages sentient programs--he's a Private Investigator Manager. When a client brings in a mysterious and ancient relic called a "USB stick", Ritchie has to demonstrate his hacking abilities in a race against time, with the fate of society hinging on a single critical decision.

This story is dedicated to Dennis Ritchie, the brilliant mind behind the C programming language and much of the internet as we know it.

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