For the next two hours, Leo and “Layer 0” worked in strange harmony. Leo would start a command, and the cursor would snap to places he hadn’t intended—but were always right. He’d type TRIM , and the lines would vanish before he even selected the cutting edge. The workstation fan stopped wheezing. The CRT monitor cooled down. It was like driving a car that suddenly learned to read the road.
From that day on, whenever AutoCAD 2002 crashed—which was often—Leo never got angry. He’d just pat the beige tower, whisper “Layer 0,” and restart. AutoCAD 2002 Working
Leo just smiled. “I finally learned how to listen.” For the next two hours, Leo and “Layer
He typed slowly: WHO IS THIS?