Geek Poem

The text of the poem follows:

       <>!*''#
       ^"`$$-
       !*=@$_
       %*<>~#4
       &[]../
       |{,,SYSTEM HALTED

The poem can only be appreciated by reading
it aloud, to wit:

       Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash,
       Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash,
       Bang splat equal at dollar under-score,
       Percent splat waka waka tilde number four,
       Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash,
       Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma
       CRASH.                  
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SRC: INFOCUS magazine. Original authors, Fred Bremmer and Steve Kroese of Calvin College & Seminary of Grand Rapids, MI.