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The video wasn't a video at all. When the player launched, the screen remained black, but the audio was a sharp, rhythmic ticking, like a metronome in a vacuum. After twelve seconds, a grainy image flickered into view: a locked door in a hallway Elias recognized instantly. It was the door to his own apartment, filmed from the perspective of the service elevator across the hall.

Elias slowly turned his head away from the monitor. Under the gap of his front door, a shadow flickered, blocking the dim yellow light of the hallway. He looked back at the screen. The figure in 24168.mp4 was gone, leaving only the empty, silent hallway and the flickering date stamp. 24168mp4

A heavy, metallic thud echoed from the hallway outside Elias’s actual apartment. It wasn't coming from his speakers. It was coming from the door. The video wasn't a video at all

Elias stood up, but before he could reach the door, the handle began to turn. It was the door to his own apartment,