Recently one of my friends, a computer wizard, paid me a visit. As we were talking I mentioned that I had recently installed Windows XP on my PC. I told him how happy I was with this operating system and showed him the Windows XP CD.

To my surpise he threw it into my micro-wave oven and turned on the oven. Instantly I got very upset because the CD had become precious to me but he said "Do not worry, it is unharmed."

After a few minutes he took the CD out, gave it to me and said "Take a close look at it."

To my surprise the CD was quite cold to hold and it seemed to be heavier than before. At first I could not see anything but then on the inner edge of the central hole I saw an inscription, an inscription finer than anything I have ever seen before.

The inscription shone piercingly bright and yet remote, as if out of a great depth:

12413AEB2ED4FA5E6F7D78E78BEDE8209450920F923A40EE10E510CC98D444AA08E1324

"I cannot understand the fiery letters" I said.

"No, but I can." he said. "The letters are Hex, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Microsoft which I shall not utter here. But in common English this is what it says:"

One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them, One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.