What The Hieroglyphics Did I Write?

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What The Hieroglyphics Did I Write?

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Ah, the ancient hieroglyphics of your own making. That moment when you return to code after a fortnight and suddenly it's like trying to decipher an archaeological discovery. Your past self apparently thought "future me will definitely understand this completely undocumented spaghetti mess" - spoiler alert: you don't. The coffee cup is there not for enjoyment but as a necessary archaeological tool. Somewhere in those cryptic symbols lies the logic you once understood with such clarity that documentation seemed optional. Now you're just a confused archaeologist staring at your own creation wondering if it was actually written by an ancient civilization... or possibly by you during a 3 AM energy drink bender.

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