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The article celebrates Emacs, a malleable and transparent computing environment which empowers users to create and mold their own tools, fostering a sense of connectivity with a deeper human tradition of crafting and shaping one’s environment. It contrasts the impersonal nature of mass-produced computing tools with the rewarding experience of shaping one’s digital workspace in a personalized and organic way. Emacs, the text editor, enables users to build new tools and workflows, leading to an immersive and captivating computational experience.