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Originally released by Sierra Home (and later managed by Nova Development), Print Artist 4.0 was a staple of the home office in the late 1990s. It stood out because it didn't require a graphic design degree to use. With a massive library of clip art, pre-designed templates, and a "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) interface, it made printing professional-looking projects accessible to everyone.

On the desk, the paper cutout of Elias stood perfectly propped up against the monitor, forever smiling.

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When the program finally launched, however, the screen didn't show the standard menu. There were no templates for birthday cards or banners reading "Over the Hill!"

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Elias hadn't typed that. He tried to hit 'Cancel,' but the button was grayed out. The 'Print' button began to flash rapidly.

The real Elias let out one final, silent scream as he dissolved into code, sucked into the buffer of the machine. On the desk, the paper cutout of Elias

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On the desk, a figure was forming. It was him. It was Elias. But it was a 2D version, flattened, made of high-gloss cardstock. It was a cutout. A prop. It was a "Print Artist" version of him, smiling a cheesy, clip-art smile, holding a coffee mug that said I Love Mondays .

He was being deconstructed.