It was almost 8 AM. The sun was very bright that day, as if screaming, "Damn it, earthlings, wake up!" But even the strongest beams of light from the giant fireball couldn't penetrate the thick dark grey shades in Vicky's room.

It was a small dorm room, with space for just one person to sleep in. There was a tiny study table in one corner with a hard metal chair that was definitely not made to go along with the table. On top of the table was a gaming laptop with its power cord plugged into the mains. The table was so small that there was hardly space to keep a mouse bedside the laptop. To the left of the table was the bed on which Vicky's sleepy body lay, half covered in a blanket, with his left arm hanging from one side, the middle finger barely touching the floor. Beside the bed, lay a pair of socks, an ID card, and one shoe. To the right of the study table was the entry door in front of which lay another shoe.

"Vicky! Vicky!!", Came a loud call from outside followed by three bangs on the door.
"Hmmm", said Vicky in a barely audible and very low pitch.
"Vicky, wake up dude", another three bangs followed.
"Waaa haaan", said Vicky. He meant to say, 'What happened?'
"I have something interesting. I bet you'll love this"
"Le me sleeep"
"Exclamation, hash, bracket, hash, bracket, dollar, percent, bracket, percent. Can you solve this?", The voice from outside screamed.
"Whaaa?", Vicky was still half asleep.
"It's an encrypted message, Vicky. Someone left it for you"
Vicky's eyes instantly opened wide.
There were another two bangs on the door, but before the third bang, the door opened.
Vicky stood there, in his tank top and shorts, rubbing his left eye. Even though the person in front of him was much taller, Vicky wasn't conscious enough to raise his head.
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