There’s only so much Internet to go around in El Paso–there’s a war on, after all–and Wanda’s been forced to resort to sucking out a few baud wherever she can. The neighbors’ wi-fi is long since drained, and she got a few minutes from the data plan on an expired SIM. Now she’s weighing a 56k, and wondering if wardialing still works.<\/p>\n
“Careful,” says Chevre, “the Glimmer Man will haul you in for that.”<\/p>\n
“The Glimmer Man’s not real,” says Wanda.<\/p>\n
“Says you.”<\/p>\n
“Says Snopes.”<\/p>\n
“Prove it.”<\/p>\n
Wanda does, and blows the few precious seconds still trapped in an Ethernet coil.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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