But tonight, the blue letters were dark.

Note for the curious reader: The "Canaima letras azules" laptops were popular in Venezuela. To access the BIOS on many of those models (usually manufactured by VIT or SBS), the correct key is often F2 or the Home key, depending on the specific motherboard revision. The blue backlight was a distinctive feature that made them instantly recognizable.

For three seconds, there was silence. Then, the USB stick’s light flickered. The screen turned black, then… a cascade of green text scrolled down. Linux was waking up.

The desktop. The dusty, familiar mountains of the default wallpaper. And on the keyboard, the flickered back to life, one by one.

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