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How to Save the Princess (lemmy.world)
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[–] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You have Perl:

You rescue the princess with a clever one liner and never realize that you returned her to the wrong country.

Your Perl script toils quietly in obscurity for decades - transporting random princesses to random countries.

When someone finally disables the Perl scipt, a cascade of unexpected consequences destroys your country.