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Behind him, in the reflection of his own office doorway, was a sliver of silver foil.

The video began without sound. It was a fixed-angle shot of a narrow hallway in what looked like a suburban home, though the walls were stripped down to the studs. For the first thirty seconds, nothing happened. Then, a low-frequency hum began to vibrate through Elias’s speakers—a sound so deep it made the water in the glass on his desk ripple. g60664.mp4

When Elias bought the vintage camcorder from a local estate sale, he didn't expect to find anything on the internal memory. Most of these old devices were wiped clean by relatives before being sold. But when he plugged it into his workstation, a single file appeared in the directory: . Behind him, in the reflection of his own