The ELI Event B007R5LTNS

him didn’t really care. After all, like Eli said last night, he was good at other stuff, stuff those boys couldn’t even understand. He headed downstairs, passed the office, and paused briefly at the door to Mrs. Faraday’s room. Judging by the thunderous snoring nearly drowning out Wheel of Fortune, she was also engaged in her favorite midafternoon pastime. Perfect.
    He reached the broom closet, fished out his key, and went in. He figured he had a good hour or more of free time, and retrieved his computer quickly and quietly. He checked the wires to make sure they were hooked up right, and made himself comfortable on the closet floor. He waited until he was certain his computer was up and running, then typed the familiar request to Eli.
    logon eli001 uid=rkirkland pw=509593395
    Almost immediately, the reply appeared on his screen.
    GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBIN. ARE YOU FEELING BETTER TODAY?
    He smiled. As always, Eli was there. Robin often wondered why, but supposed that Eli simply had the same interests. After all, he would be in front of his screen all day and all night if he could. He wished he knew what his friend looked like, but had never asked for a picture, since his old monitor couldn’t display graphics anyway.
    He shifted position a bit, and happily began to type.
    hi eli yeah im ok i stayed away from the other kids today
    WHAT DID YOU DO?
    worked on passwords in my head, you know how i do sometimes
    I REMEMBER. DID YOU HAVE ANY LUCK?
    yeah i think i got one to a army base or somthing in colorado figured out
    do you want to talk to it
    YES, THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTING. THE SENATE DATA BASE WE ACCESSED LAST WEEK WAS VERY DULL.
    yeah so was the law library computer
    QUITE. YOU GO AHEAD AND SEND ME THE LINKUP COMMANDS, ROBIN. I’LL PASS THEM THROUGH TO THE OTHER COMPUTER AND RELAY THE RESPONSES TO YOU.
    ok ill try, hang on
    logon nadc497 userid=80423 seclev=024
    He waited. Several seconds passed. Just as he moved toward the keyboard to tell Eli it hadn't worked, something flashed onto the screen.
    * NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE COMMAND PRIMARY COMPUTER INSTALLATION
    * USER LOGON REQUEST 80423 ACTIVE
    * LOGON IN PROGRESS AT 18:43:12 MDT
    * LOGON COMPLETE
    * ENTER REQUIRED PRIVATE ACCESS CODE FOR SECURITY LEVEL 024
    * WAITING
    Robin retrieved a small scratch pad from his shirt pocket, consulted it, and carefully typed another line.
    prvacc=614rg745ex/ts203.9
    The pause was longer this time. Robin waited anxiously for a reply, even one telling him the password was wrong.
    * PRIVILEGED ACCESS CODE CONFIRMED
    * SECURITY LEVEL 024 CLEARED
    * WAITING
    eli i did it im on
    VERY GOOD, ROBIN. CAN YOU GET US A DIRECTORY LISTING? LET'S SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.
    ok
    show dir
    * DIRECTORY OF SECURITY LEVEL 024 (MAXIMUM SECRECY)
    * PROJECT DESCRIPTION
    * --------- --------------------------------------------
    * CLOAKER RADAR-INVISIBLE AIRCRAFT CLOAKING DEVICE
    * DEFSAT DEFENSIVE SATELLITE NETWORK DEPLOYMENT PLAN
    * MAXICAM LONG-RANGE OPTICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM
    * MOLLYDAY SATELLITE-BASED MOLECULAR DISRUPTOR ARRAY
    * BATEARS ORGANIC SONAR SIMULATION RESEARCH
    * --------- --------------------------------------------
    * END DIRECTORY
    * WAITING
    what do you think eli
    THE CLOAKER PROJECT SOUNDS INTERESTING. CAN YOU OPEN IT?
    i think i can make it tell me the password, hold on
    showpass proj=cloaker
    * PROJECT=CLOAKER PASSWORD=RCD417
    * WAITING
    open proj=cloaker pass=rcd417 mode=i/o
    * PROJECT=CLOAKER REQUEST=OPEN MODE=INPUT/OUTPUT
    * OPEN COMPLETED AND VERIFIED
    * WAITING
    i got it eli, go ahead
    STAND BY, ROBIN. I’LL SCAN THE FILES FOR INTERESTING DATA.
    Robin’s computer showed a flurry of activity as Eli passed requests for data through it. He was amazed at the ease and speed with which Eli manipulated computers. It had taken him months to discover and learn a few simple commands. Eli always knew the right commands and keywords, and the remote systems to which Robin connected his friend readily gave up their secrets.
    In a few seconds, Eli returned to their conversation.
    NOTHING EXCITING THERE, ROBIN. SIMPLE PHYSICS, RADIO FREQUENCY JAMMING, INTERFERENCE GENERATION. BORING.
    Robin smiled. Amazing, incomprehensible wizardry to him, boring to Eli.
    HOW ABOUT THE MOLLYDAY PROJECT, THEN? MOLECULAR DISRUPTOR SOUNDS INTERESTING.
    hang on, ill try
    showpass proj=mollyday
    * PROJECT=MOLLYDAY PASSWORD=SRC899
    * WAITING
    open proj=mollyday pass=src899 mode=i/o
    * PROJECT=MOLLYDAY REQUEST=OPEN MODE=INPUT/OUTPUT
    * OPEN COMPLETED AND