[ WP ] A man discovers a computer that has been calculating pi for a decade . It has found the end

A strangely somber feeling enveloped the room as the sounds of ticking that seemed to permeate the very walls of the structure simply… stopped. Its work was done. It had discovered the end, something that had been deemed impossible, but by this point there wasn ’ t a single soul about to see it. The dust that had settled across every surface shifted in the darkness as every disturbance in the air ceased and stillness took over. Time stretching across what felt like aeons, the small screen sat blinking but redundant. The world outside continued to turn. 
 
 Stepping into the room long after all noise had ceased and the layers of dust had only thickened the thing that struck the man was the stillness. The significance of his discovery seemed to hang in the air even as he stepped further into the room, completely unaware of the purpose of the machine he found before him. The plastic was old and weathered despite being protected, cracking with age, yet the screen remained clear. 
 
 ‘ Solution discovered. ’ 
 
 Sitting in the chair before the machine, ignorant of the large cloud of dust it exhaled, he stared and contemplated what he should do. It was clear that somebody had taken the time to ensure that this machine would live on no matter what, but it was also clear that said person was long gone as his fingers fell across the unfamiliar keys. 
 
 ‘ Delete? ’
