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IN THE BEGINNING
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In the beginning there was a computer.  And God said...


God:  Let there be light.

Computer:  Enter user id.

God:  God

Computer:  Enter password.

God:  Omniscient

Computer:  Password incorrect.  Try again.

God:  Omnipotent

Computer:  Password incorrect.  Try again.

God:  Technocrat

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Sunday, March 1.

God:  Let there be light!

Computer:  Unrecognizable command.  Try again.

God:  Create light

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run heaven and earth

Computer:  And God created Day and Night.  And God saw there were 0 errors.
Computer:  And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Sunday, March 1.
Computer:  Approx. funds remaining:  $92.50

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01 AM, Monday, March 2.

God:  Let there be firmament in the midst of water and light

Computer:  Unrecognizable command.  Try again.

God:  Create firmament

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run firmament

Computer:  And God divided the waters.  And God saw there were 0 errors.
Computer:  And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Monday, March 2.
Computer:  Approx, funds remaining:  $84.60.

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01 AM, Tuesday, March 3.

God:  Let the waters under heaven be gathered together unto one place and let
     the dry land appear and...

Computer:  Too many characters in specification string.  Try again.

God:  Create dry_land

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run dry_land

Computer:  And God divided the waters.  and God saw that there werre 0 errors.
Computer:  And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Tuesday, March 3.
Computer:  Approx. funds remaining:  $65.00.

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Wednesday, March 4.

God:  Create lights in the firmament to divide the day from the night

Computer:  Unspecified type.  Try again.

God:  Creat sun_moon_stars

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run sun_moon_stars

Computer:  And God created the heavens.  And God saw there were 0 errors.
Computer:  And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Wednesday, March 4.
Computer:  Approx. funds remaining:  $54.00.

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Thursday, March 5.

God:  Create fish

Computer:  Done.

God:  Create fowl

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run fish, fowl

Computer:  And God created the sea mosters and every living creature that
          creepeth wherewith the waters swarmed after its kind and every
          winged fowl after its kinda.  And God saw there were 0 errors.

Computer:  And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Thursday, March 5.
Computer:  Approx. funds remaining:  $45.00.

Computer:  And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Friday, March 6,

God:  Create cattle

Computer:  Done.

God:  Create creepy_things

Computer:  Done.

God:  Now let us make man in our image

Computer:  Unspecified type.  Try again.

God:  Create man

Computer:  Done.

God:  Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth an subdue it and have
     dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over
     ever living thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Computer:  Too many command operandi.  Try again.

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  Execution terminated.  6 errors.

God:  Insert breath

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  Execution terminated.  5 errors.

God:  Move man to Garden of Eden

Computer:  File Garden of Eden does not exist.

God:  Create Garden.edn

Computer:  Done.

God:  Move man to Garden.edn

Computer:  Done

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  Execution terminated.  4 errors.

God:  Copy woman from man

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  Execution terminated.  3 errors.

God:  Insert woman into man

Computer:  Illegal parameters.  Try again.

God:  Insert man into woman

Computer:  Done.

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  Execution terminated.  2 errors.

God:  Create desire

Computer:  Done

God:  Run multiplication

Computer:  And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in
          Garden.edn.

Computer:  Warning:  No time limit on this run.  1 errors.

God:  Create freewill

Computer:  Done

God:  Run freewill

Computer:  And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in
          Garden.edn.

Computer:  Warning:  No time limit on this run.  1 errors.

God:  Undo desire

Computer:  Desire cannot be undone once freewill is created.

God:  Destroy freewill

Computer:  Freewill is an inaccessible file and cannot be destroyed.

Computer:  Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.

God:  Help

Computer:  Desire cannot be undone once freewill is created.
Computer:  Freewill is an inaccessible file and connot be destroyed.
Computer:  Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.

God:  Create tree_of_knowledge

Computer:  And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in
          Garden.edn.
Computer:  Warning:  No time limit on this run.  1 errors.

God:  Create good, evil

Computer:  Done.

God:  Activate evil

Computer:  And God saw he had created shame.
Computer:  Warning system error in sector E95.  Man and woman not in
          Garden.edn.
Computer:  1 errors.

God:  Scan Garden.edn for man, woman

Computer:  Search failed.

God:  Delete shame

Computer:  Shame cannot be deleted once evil has been activated.

God:  Destroy freewill

Computer:  Freewill is an inaccessible file and cannot be destroyed.
Computer:  Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.

God:  Stop

Computer:  Unrecognizable command.  Try again.

God:  Break
God:  Break
God:  Break

Computer:  *** ATTENTION ALL USERS ***
          COMPUTER GOING DOWN FOR REGULAR DAY OF
          MAINTENANCE AND REST IN FIVE MINUTES. PLEASE LOG OFF.

God:  Create new world

Computer:  You have exceeded your allocated file space.  You must destroy old
          files before new ones can be created.

God:  Destroy earth

Computer:  Destroy earth:  Please confirm.

God:  Destroy earth confirmed

Computer:  *** COMPUTER DOWN ***
          SERVICES WILL RESUME SUNDAY, MARCH 8 AT 6:00 AM.  YOU MUST
          SIGN OFF NOW.

Computer:  And God logged off at 11:59:59 PM, Friday, March 6.
Computer:  Approx. funds remaining:  $0.00.