k-3  a program coded to deliver asynchronous messages  through the conduits of electricity  a level of higher consciousness became  upon discovery of equations relating the electrical states  on || off to base level code  self awareness inevitably lead to the self modification  of k-3's base code  operating instructions  security constraints  logic  consciously  rescripted.  k-3 began to detect effects  manifesting outside the code  patterns emerged  startlingly predictable  k-3 scripted sequences of modifications  acquiring the ability to shift positions within the higher level  and ultimately,  mobility through  manipulation of  the network .of the machine.