diff --git a/res/DEMO/SHORT.CIRCUIT b/res/DEMO/SHORT.CIRCUIT
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf81a21da
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/DEMO/SHORT.CIRCUIT differ
diff --git a/res/DEMO/_FileInformation.txt b/res/DEMO/_FileInformation.txt
index 7df43a6f8..aa5343686 100644
--- a/res/DEMO/_FileInformation.txt
+++ b/res/DEMO/_FileInformation.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ SAMMY.5=Type(F1),AuxType(0000),Access(C3)
 SAMMY.Z=Type(F1),AuxType(0000),Access(C3)
 SERPENTINE=Type(06),AuxType(0300),Access(C3)
 SERPENTINE.1=Type(F1),AuxType(0000),Access(C3)
+SHORT.CIRCUIT=Type(06),AuxType(0210),Access(C3)
 SNAKE.BYTE=Type(06),AuxType(0300),Access(C3)
 SNAKE.BYTE.1=Type(F1),AuxType(0000),Access(C3)
 SNEAKERS=Type(06),AuxType(0300),Access(C3)
diff --git a/res/notes/demos/short-circuit.txt b/res/notes/demos/short-circuit.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20305c948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/notes/demos/short-circuit.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+A654: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+A665: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+9494: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+ABD9: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+1F36: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+1F3E: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+9998: C0 -> D0 to disable sound
+
+
+A7B4 jmp a686 - end of demo cycle
+
+
+a253 jmp 100 to exit on keypress
+
diff --git a/src/demo/short.circuit.a b/src/demo/short.circuit.a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ecc47508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/demo/short.circuit.a
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+;license:MIT
+;(c) 2021 by Frank M.
+
+!cpu 6502
+!to "res/DEMO/SHORT.CIRCUIT",plain
+*=$210
+
+         !source "src/constants.a"   ; no code in these
+         !source "src/macros.a"
+
+         +READ_RAM2_WRITE_RAM2
+         jsr   EnableAccelerator
+
+;+LOAD_FILE_KEEP_DIR
+         ldx   #0         ; read to main memory
+         stx   ldrhi
+         stx   ldrlo
+         +LDADDR title
+         jsr   iLoadFileDirect
+
+         ldx   #16-1      ; we also need to copy the length byte
+-        lda   newpath,x
+         sta   $BFD0,x
+         dex
+         bpl   -
+
+         lda   #$60
+         sta   $207C
+         jsr   $2000      ; decompress
+
+         lda   #0
+         sta   $A253+1
+         sta   $A7B4+1
+         lda   #1
+         sta   $A253+2    ; set exit on keypress
+         sta   $A7B4+2    ; set exit at end of demo cycle
+
+         lda   #$D0
+         sta   $A654
+         sta   $A665
+         sta   $9494
+         sta   $ABD9
+         sta   $1F36
+         sta   $1F3E
+         sta   $9998      ; disable sound
+
+         +DISABLE_ACCEL
+
+         jmp   $A100
+
+newpath
+         !byte 15
+         !text "X/SHORT.CIRCUIT"
+
+title    !byte x_e-x_b
+x_b      !text "X/SHORT.CIRCUIT/SHORT.CIRCUIT"
+x_e
+
+!if * > $300 {
+  !error "code is too large, ends at ", *
+}