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Suddenly, the monitor's glass began to ripple like water. A gray, pixelated hand pressed against the inside of the screen, the plastic casing of the monitor groaning under the pressure. The "File" wasn't a program. It was a bridge.

He reached for the power cable, but a window popped up, filling the screen with a live video feed. It took him three seconds to realize he was looking at the back of his own head. The camera angle was impossible—it was coming from his wall-mounted bookshelf, where no camera existed. In the video, a figure stood in the doorway behind him. File: hack_me.2.zip ...

Elias spun around. The doorway was empty. The hallway was dark. Suddenly, the monitor's glass began to ripple like water

He looked down. There was a new notification on his lock screen. It was a bridge

The phone's camera light flickered once, twice, and then stayed on, pointed directly at his face.