“Old research,” Ramesh said, smiling. “Very old. But timeless.”

He clicked.

Ramesh laughed bitterly. “Easy for you to say, server,” he muttered.

The screen flashed white. Then, instead of a PDF, a single line of text appeared:

“Who designed this?” the rep asked.

Ramesh froze. He hadn't told the internet about his equipment. He looked at the URL. It was gibberish. Then, a third message typed itself out, letter by letter: