On the screen within the screen, Elias saw a tiny version of himself leaning toward the monitor. A cold realization washed over him: the file wasn't a recording of the past. The "thumping" sound wasn't static—it was the sound of someone knocking on the floorboards directly beneath his feet.

The man in the video paused. He slowly turned his head toward the "camera."

He looked down. The file size of began to grow, byte by byte, recording him in real-time.

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On the screen within the screen, Elias saw a tiny version of himself leaning toward the monitor. A cold realization washed over him: the file wasn't a recording of the past. The "thumping" sound wasn't static—it was the sound of someone knocking on the floorboards directly beneath his feet.

The man in the video paused. He slowly turned his head toward the "camera." 55510.mp4

He looked down. The file size of began to grow, byte by byte, recording him in real-time. On the screen within the screen, Elias saw