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The video cuts to a view out the window. The streetlights illuminate an empty intersection. Usually, at midnight on a Friday, the sound of car horns and distant music would drift up from the pavement. Tonight, there is only the hum of the refrigerator and the wind. VID 20200314 001135 963 mp4

The camera lens was slightly smudged, catching the warm, low light of a kitchen late at night. On the screen, the timestamp read 12:11 AM. Outside, the world was becoming unnervingly quiet, but inside the apartment, there was a frantic, nervous energy. : Files with this specific naming convention are

The video starts with a shaky pan across the counter. It isn't filled with party snacks or birthday cake. Instead, it’s a mosaic of the week's strange acquisitions: three bags of flour, a dozen cans of chickpeas, and a bottle of off-brand hand sanitizer that smelled like cheap tequila. Usually, at midnight on a Friday, the sound

A voice off-camera laughs—a dry, tired sound. "Day zero," someone whispers.

: This was the weekend the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and many countries began stay-at-home orders.