![]() ![]() While programmers are on their way back, the machine prints last permutation. They invent a way to delay the project completion - so they will be on their way home when last permutation is printed. One the them learns the purpose, & is worried monks will blame them when the last permutation is printed & world keep on whirring the way it always has had. Programmers were brought on-site without telling them why the enumerations are being printed. These permutations are printed & painstakingly filed on paper. ![]() Now they think the computers can speed the job up - from several more centuries to a few months.Ī computer that sounds like a mainframe is brought, along with 2 programmers for 3 months. Monks have been doing this permutation writing for 3 centuries. ![]() When a correct name is spelled, the universe we know will lose meaning. Problem is to write down all permutations of characters meeting these criteria. And no more than 3 consecutive occurrences of the same letter are permitted. They know the written real names of god will be exactly 9 letters long - letters drawn from their special alphabet. Some monks in a monastery in Tibet have been researching the real names of God for 3 centuries - apparently, the familiar names of god are not good enough. I haven't seen either of online versions, but quick skimming of text version suggests it's the story I read. Full text of this story is available online (link via Best Science Fiction Stories), as also is an MP3 version (link via SF Signal & Free SF Reader). ![]()
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