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After all the hype, New Year's 2000 has come and gone without a hitch. Well, almost: while Fix was working on a Y2K solution for a Canadian bank, he accidentally released a bug that gave his bank account 2000 years' worth of interest. Now he's infinitely rich, but he's on the run with his best friend Julie, framed for having stolen the money. As they're chased from town to town by a mysterious couple in a white van, the bug starts to leak. Money will become worthless if everyone is suddenly rich. Then what? That's just what Fix has to decide…
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He poked his head back around the corner. Why was the time flashing? The power must have gone out. Was this just a regular holiday blackout, or was it Y2K-related? Fix read about a power company in Hawaii whose main computer, the one that directed surges of power, failed a Y2K test. It had a backup, but that failed the test, too. When the first one crashed, it would be replaced by... another computer that would crash. But the mistake was caught. Looked like there might be an old computer on the grid here at home. Or maybe he was just being paranoid.
He went back into the bathroom and turned the taps in the shower, happy when water poured from the faucet. He'd never thought before of all the systems and people that made such simple things possible. He adjusted the taps, testing the temperature with his hand. When it was just right, he pulled off his boxers, dropped them on the floor, and stepped
