ABOUT THIS COMIC
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"The Gopher Hole" continues Ace and Jack's walk through the physical
NITETIME.NET archive. They now recognize the place as the file server
itself: cabinets are directories, their drawers are files, and network
cables can be followed like trails.

One trail leads to the Gopher server. The older protocol becomes a cozy
underground reading room assembled from green terminals, numbered menus,
card catalogs, telephone wire, and mechanical indexing equipment. Its
restrained, useful design suits both Jack's practical instincts and the
old-Internet character of Nitetime.

Ace and Jack search the Gopher menu for themselves and find nothing. The
final panel suggests the absence may be temporary, but does not reveal
who—or what—is adding material to the server.