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Prompts = Computer, Repair, Hell
Dante, in his book Paradise Lost, describes nine levels of Hell, each with its own unique set of torments.
But he missed one.
It’s the level of despair one spouse experiences when the other insists they can fix the most vexing household problems and then watch repairs go horribly wrong.
In the modern era, this level is full of people feeling helpless watching their computers get restarted repeatedly while various combinations of buttons are pushed. And impotent pleas made to uncaring gods.
Not that my long-suffering wife is there now, muttering how $20 could have prevented this situation.
Nope.
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(Author's Note - It wasn't until after I wrote this - and because I was so tired from dealing with my non-existent computer problem that I didn't bother to make sure I got it right - that I realized I confused Milton's Paradise Lost and Dante's Inferno. I think it's funny so I left it...)
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