15/24 - She climbed the 1024 steps to the entrance to the Ministry without pausing for rest. She lifted the massive brass ring and brought it down on the ancient door with a thunderous knock.
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16/24 - The ministry door cracked open. A worried face emerged from the gloom. “Yes?” The messenger replied: “I have a bug report for you. Priority one. Mission critical. Reproducible.“
17/24 - The intern carried the hand-written report through the halls of the ministry. Through cubicle farms so vast, each took an hour to cross. Past the gateway to the chamber of user experience, where deep blue and green fog swirled on the floor
18/24 - Up and up, through the massive library of requirements, through the temple of block diagrams, finally passing through the golden arched gateway inscribed with the words “Change Control Board.”
19/24 - The board was not present, so the intern left the problem report on the dais. The board only meets once a month, and had adjourned only yesterday. They would not convene again for four weeks.
20/24 - For four weeks the world waited and suffered. Power plants, water treatment plants, food and medical logistics systems were all frozen. “Loading 332.0” had become a curse. A harbinger of the downfall of civilization.
21/24 - Finally the members of the change control board entered the hallowed chamber. “We have only one item on the agenda,” the chairman said solemnly. “A priority 1 issue. Reproducible. Impacts multiple requirements.”
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