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Elias reached for his mouse to copy the file to a secure cloud drive, but his cursor wouldn't move. The screen of his computer began to flicker.

He looked at the bottom of the video player. The progress bar was at 1:55. 1:56.1:57.1:58. g9110.mp4

This time, the timestamp at the top was different. It didn't say 2024. It showed today's date, and the current time, counting up second by second. Elias reached for his mouse to copy the

The video feed glitched violently. Frames tore and discolored. Through the static, Elias saw the dark sphere expand by just a few inches. The researcher closest to it didn't even have time to scream. As the darkness touched his outstretched hand, his entire body pixelated and dissolved into thin air, exactly like a digital file being deleted. The progress bar was at 1:55