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He looked out his window. It was a sunny afternoon in Chicago. But the video showed a twilight-soaked intersection with neon signs in a language he didn't recognize.

The person in the grey coat on the screen began to walk toward the camera. AgADVgADQMfxVg.mkv

The hum from the laptop grew into a deafening roar. Elias felt the temperature in the room drop twenty degrees. Slowly, his heart hammering against his ribs, he began to turn. He looked out his window

Behind him, his bedroom door—which he had locked ten minutes ago—was standing wide open. And on the floor, perfectly centered in the doorway, sat an identical laptop, its screen glowing with the same grainy feed of the rain-washed street. The person in the grey coat on the

In the center of the frame, a person in a heavy grey coat stood perfectly still, staring directly into the camera lens. They held up a small, hand-drawn sign. On it was written a single line of text: