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Elias paused the video. He felt a cold prickle on his neck. He looked at the timestamps. The video was dated September 29th—9/29.

Elias looked back at his monitor. The video was still playing. The man on the screen was no longer reciting numbers. He was smiling, pointing a finger toward the camera, and whispering a single word: "Finally." vid_929.mp4

He checked the coordinates on a map. They pointed to a spot in the very woods behind his own apartment complex. He told himself it was a coincidence, a prank left behind by a bored intern. But as he went to close the window, he noticed the file size had changed. It was now 9.30 MB. Elias paused the video