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He sat in the dark, breathing hard, until he heard a soft, digital ping . He looked down at his phone. A notification waited on the lock screen:

Elias frowned, leaning closer. As he watched, the video began to "leak." Pixels from the woman’s sweater started bleeding into the background, stretching out like digital ink in water. The rhythmic thumping grew louder, vibrating his desk speakers. 0h50wlj94lk30l0aeuf0g_720p.mp4

Elias jumped, knocking his coffee over. The voice hadn't come from his speakers. It had come from the hallway behind him. He sat in the dark, breathing hard, until

He turned, but the hallway was empty. When he looked back at the monitor, the woman was gone from the gas station. The camera was now pointed at a desk— his desk. The video showed the back of his own head, rendered in that same glitchy, bleeding 720p resolution. As he watched, the video began to "leak