Comic #4836: program

Description

Here's a detailed transcription of the comic:

Panel 1:

Text: "WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I LEARNED BASIC PROGRAMMING."
Image Description: A young person with short black hair and wearing a yellow shirt is smiling, looking at a computer monitor.

Panel 2:

Text: "ON A SOLAR-POWERED CALCULATOR, I RAN A SIMPLE PROGRAM."
Image Description: The screen displays a simple program with code:
```
10 PRINT &quot;Hello!&quot;
20 GOTO 10
```

Panel 3:

Text: "I LOST THE CALCULATOR IN THE WOODS ONE DAY."
Image Description: The person is looking around in a wooded area, appearing concerned.

Panel 4:

Text: "I LIKE TO THINK IT'S STILL RUNNING SOMEWHERE."
Image Description: A solar-powered calculator is shown lying on the ground amidst trees.

Panel 5:

Text: "AND, SOMETIMES, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF THAT LITTLE LOOP OF PERPETUAL GREETING HAS GROWN, THROUGH THE YEARS, INTO A FORM OF LONGING…"
Image Description: The calculator is shown again, but this time with the screen displaying:
```
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
```

Panel 6:

Text: "AND THAT ONE DAY I WILL FIND IT, SUN-BLEACHED AND CORRODED, BUT STILL RUNNING THE OLD PROGRAM…"
Image Description: The character has a thoughtful expression while looking at a broken device.

Panel 7:

Image Description: A close-up of the calculator's screen, showing it continuously repeating:

HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
IS ANYBODY LISTENING?
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
IS THIS EVERYTHING?
IS THIS ALL THERE IS?
HELLO!
HELLO!

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