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The Burndown - Part 1

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  Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and does not include any conspiracy theories. PART I Just In: Jomato makes its stock market debut amassing a huge IPO to its name. The future is bright for such tech-driven start-ups as Jomato becomes the first Indian unicorn to go public. There were celebrations at every Jomato office. They have come a long way from a food delivery start-up. The celebrations were, however short-lived. Reports of the app not working hit the Internet. Upon investigation, it was revealed that they were not alone, several apps were hit too due to a bug in their DNS Service provider – Akimi that eventually led to a global internet outage. The CEOs of the affected companies tweeted that their respective apps will begin functioning after Akimi rolls out a fix. The situation elapsed in 30 mins and all was back to normal, at least that was what it seemed. Rick, customer support at Jomato was busy answering customer queries. It was a normal Saturday evening ...

Symphony of Life

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  Symphony of Life Arun closed the doors and windows of his room. His room was a mess with his bed undone, things thrown everywhere, a broken lampshade hanging on his desk, books scattered on the floor and empty bottles of alcohol stacked in the corner. Just like his room, he was a mess too. His hair was messy, his shirt soiled, his beard unshaven and his wizened dull face was itself a grievous sight. He staggered across the room only to step on a piece of glass that pierced into his right foot. He cursed himself and threw the glass piece from his foot aside with other pieces. Beside the glass pieces, was a broken photo frame with a photograph torn into pieces. He ransacked his cupboard and took a packet of white crystals labelled methamphetamine. He bit open the packet and poured half of it on the table. After a couple of snorts, his vision was blurry and after another one, he passed out. He opened his eyes to see a cloudy sky. He got up hastily. He was standing on a giant cloud ...