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Twas the night before Hackmass, when all through the space | <pre>Twas the night before Hackmass, when all through the space | ||
Not a LED was lit, not even the shrine to Jonty's face . | Not a LED was lit, not even the shrine to Jonty's face. | ||
The components were arranged in their | The components were arranged in their drawers with care, | ||
In hopes that St Jonty soon would be there. | In hopes that St Jonty soon would be there. | ||
The hackers were nestled all snug on the dong, | The hackers were nestled all snug on the dong, | ||
While visions of command lines danced in their heads. | While visions of command lines danced in their heads. | ||
And | And t0m in his cycle shorts, and I wide awake, | ||
Had just settled our brains for a full night of | Had just settled our brains for a full night of Quake. | ||
When out in the carpark there arose such a clatter, | When out in the carpark there arose such a clatter, | ||
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With a fearless bearded hacker, so toight and jaunty, | With a fearless bearded hacker, so toight and jaunty, | ||
I knew in a moment it must be St Jonty. | I knew in a moment it must be St Jonty. | ||
More rapid than | More rapid than fibre his coursers they came, | ||
And he whistled, and pinged, and called them by name! | And he whistled, and pinged, and called them by name! | ||
"Now Russ! Now, | "Now Russ! Now, roberthl! now, oni and Caitlin! | ||
On, Jasper! On, Mark! on, on b3cft and | On, Jasper! On, Mark! on, on b3cft and aden! | ||
To the top of the balcony! to the top of the wall! | To the top of the balcony! to the top of the wall! | ||
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!" | Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!" | ||
As | As rubbish from the skip that before the wild hurricane fly, | ||
When they meet with an obstacle, sudo mount to the sky. | When they meet with an obstacle, sudo mount to the sky. | ||
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, | So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, | ||
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He was dressed all in a toight tee, from his head to his foot, | He was dressed all in a toight tee, from his head to his foot, | ||
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. | And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. | ||
A bundle from | A bundle from Farnell he had flung on his back, | ||
And he looked like hayward, just opening his sack. | And he looked like hayward, just opening his sack. | ||
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! | His eyes - how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! | ||
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! | His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! | ||
His wide grinning mouth was wide like a bow, | His wide grinning mouth was wide like a bow, | ||
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And filled all the cups, with a jerk. | And filled all the cups, with a jerk. | ||
And laying his finger on the side of doorbot, | And laying his finger on the side of doorbot, | ||
With a flick of his wrist, the door | With a flick of his wrist, the door flew open with a shot! | ||
He sprang to his server to his team gave a ping, | He sprang to his server, to his team gave a ping, | ||
And away they all flew, their mobiles all a ring. | And away they all flew, their mobiles all a-ring. | ||
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he flew out of sight, | But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he flew out of sight, | ||
"Happy | "Happy Hackmass to all, and to all a good-night!" | ||
Sol x | Sol x | ||
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