Even the most honest gamers have used cheat codes once. But have you ever wondered what would happen if you had the power to use video game cheat codes in real life? Which would you use? Well, here's my story. My life’s boring: I’m a common dispensable office clerk living in a small rental apartment on the outskirts, have never been married, and my only two friends live similarly dull lives. It was 7 p.m. I stayed overtime and was just leaving my office building when something drew my attention. It was like… a shadow and light footsteps right behind me. And then… nothing. I woke up in my own bed and thought it was just a bad dream or something. When I looked at the clock, it showed 1 a.m. — I must’ve dozed off and couldn’t remember it. Before going back to sleep, I got up and went to the bathroom, but tripped in the darkness. I flailed my arms for balance, and suddenly, the world around me stopped, and so did I. Mid-fall. I stood as in some kind of stasis, ready to crash down on the floor any moment but not doing it for some reason. And then I noticed the small blinking signal a bit below my immediate line of sight...  

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