Fish closes the door and tries again, this time pushing all the keys at once with the palm of his hand four times.

And once again, the door opens.

"Being very proud of myself, I immediately went to my boss and told him the story," says fish.

"He went ballistic. I had never seen him that angry before. Apparently the security system had been installed a month before I came on board with much fanfare and kudos -- and he had managed the project of installing it."

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