Algorthems

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'Coding lessons, $10 per month, apartment 396, 4 lengor road.' "Perfect," I thought as I finished reading the neatly printed sign attached to the lamp post. I was looking online in the library with no success and when I walk out, I see this! On Monday I walk down lengor road, "8, 6, 4!" I say as I stop outside the rundown building. I buzz in and walk to the third floor. I knock on the door. A young man a little older than me opens the door. "Hi," I say, "I am here for the coding lessons?" "Yes," said the man, "I am Ash Govender," he said shacking my hand. "Kai Pillay," I say taking his hand. As we walk in side I notice the room is bare. All it has is a bed, a wardrobe, a small kitchen of to the side, and a desk with a computer on it. "Shall we begin?" Ash asked. "Sure" I reply. "Let me just log you in..." he said as he tapped away at the computer. The computer screen flashes blue. "Let's get started!" Ash said sounding excited.

A few weeks later and I am programming robots. "Take it nice and slow and concentrate," Ash says peering over my shoulder. "Done" I reply. The robot stands up, picks up a screwdriver and tends to his friend I messed up a few days ago. "Time for your last assignment," Ash says sadly. He opens up an application. "This is a simulator. I want you to type out an algorithm to hack into this red cap's account and find out info, when you are done send it to me." I got to work right away. A few days later it was done. "What is your email?" I asked Ash. "ash.govender@americacorpmarket.com." "Former bank worker?" I ask. "Yes," he replied a little fast. "Anyway it is send," I said clicking the send button. "Thanks, oh and Kai, this is our last lesson," Ash said sadly. "Ok thanks for everything," I say shaking his hand.

A few day later I am watching the news in my apartment. Then the economic section up. "Two hundred million dollars has been stolen from the America Corporation Market bank by a hacking group called PythoScript who was coding in 4 lengor road but when police came the hacker had packed up and left without a trace. And theta when I realized... it was Ash.

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