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The Wi-Fi Wizard of Maplewood
A modern fairytale
Once upon a time, a boy named Theo lived in the small village of Maplewood, where the trees lined the streets in uniform order and squirrels were more organised than city councils.
Theo was thirteen years old, had an insatiable curiosity with DIY and all things computers. He could fix almost anything with a screwdriver, duct tape, and a YouTube tutorial.
There was one thing Theo could never fix: the Wi-Fi.
His family lived in an old, creaky house at the edge of the village. The Wi-Fi router, which Theo lovingly called ‘Sir Signaloff,’ was moody at best and absolutely defiant at worst. Every few hours, the internet would vanish like magic! Well, more like someone was practising dark arts magic on the router.
One particular stormy evening, as thunder rolled across Maplewood and the power flickered with every lightning strike, Theo heard a strange ping! from his laptop. A new network appeared in the connection list:
‘NetherNet_5Ghz’.
Intrigued, he clicked “connect.”
The screen went black. The lights dimmed. A low hum filled the room, and his laptop glowed, giving a soft blue hue. Suddenly, a vortex of pixels swirled on the screen and pulled him in, and before he could scream or even shut…
