Binary Tango: Code Conundrum

As I stare at the console, the blinking cursor on the screen feels like a taunting adversary. I'm in the system, but the real challenge begins now. I'm up against a wall, a wall made of ones and zeros - an encrypted code that's my only ticket deeper into the labyrinthine network.  A memory suddenly flashes in my mind. I'm back in my childhood, playing 20 Questions on long, lazy summer days. That …