Dark Capital · DC-052
SHE PROCESSED ACCOUNT 88888 FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ERROR ACCOUNT. LONDON NEVER ASKED WHY IT ONLY GREW.
On July 14, 1992, an error account, 88888, was flagged for processing small trading mistakes. Over three years, its balance ballooned from twelve thousand pounds to £827 million while London headquarters approved every request without question.
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