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Elias checked his watch. The numbers matched the current time, down to the millisecond. Every time he blinked, the "iris" in the video seemed to get closer. He tried to close the window, but the cursor wouldn't move. He tried to pull the plug, but the monitor stayed powered, glowing with an impossible, violet light.

Elias looked at the screen one last time. The file name had changed. It now read: . The recording of him looking at the door had just begun. 16296mp4

The timestamp at the bottom of the screen didn't show a date from the past. It was a countdown: 00:14:22:09. Elias checked his watch