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I changed the node in my darkened abode it did the trick, all the boxes it ticked, and put me back on the road

At least you didn't have to lick a toad, trip out, and learn a magical code bestowed only upon all those who showed keen interest in my humble abode.

Not a toad but a frog, I licked the hair of its dog after that everything flowed and that was my road

That sounds intense. Like camping during a thunderstorm, in tents.