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"That’s today," Elias whispered. He checked his watch. The sun was currently setting in his world. On screen, it was high noon.

As the camera zoomed in, the HEVC encoding worked overtime to render the impossible detail of the people below. They weren't walking; they were pulsing in a synchronized rhythm. He saw a man look directly up at the camera—directly at Elias . The man’s eyes were the exact color of the folder icon on Elias's desktop. [] - 17 (B-Global 3840x2160 HEVC AAC MKV) [AB2A...

The audio (AAC) kicked in—not as sound, but as a vibration in Elias's teeth. It was a voice, multi-layered and harmonic: "The checksum [AB2A] has been verified. Observation port is now open." "That’s today," Elias whispered