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Your grandma rarely shows this kind of excitement—and for that reason, you know this plan must be a good one. She's far too practical, and far too cautious, to let herself believe something could work without good reason.

And you almost can't wait to see how it's going to happen.

Before you have time to think about it any more, your grandma taps her hand against the desk and glances at the row of monitors.

"What I hadn't anticipated, of course, was that you would be here to help me," she tells you as she pulls over a mouse and clicks between the screens. "It should make it much easier, having two of us rather than just one, but it does mean there need to be a few adjustments."

You expect her to start typing again, making whatever changes need to be made. But she doesn't—and instead, she shifts her chair over a few inches and pushes the keyboard towards you.

"Now—I know it might seem like it would be as simple as pressing a button," your grandma says, nodding towards the words Click to Execute Code. "But that's not really how it works. This isn't ordinary computer code—I've studied a little about it, of course, but I wouldn't have a chance in hell of making something work on a normal machine. The benefit of having magic at your disposal, of course, is that you get to bend the rules a little."

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