A cold realization set in. If the file size dictated the delay, he wasn't just looking at a recording; he was looking at a countdown. He began deleting the files, but the progress bar wouldn't move. He tried to shut down the computer, but the power button stayed lit.
He looked around his own office. It was identical. The mug was his. The chair was his. But the "feed" was delayed by exactly 56,421 milliseconds—nearly a minute. 56421.rar
He watched the screen as "Past Elias" leaned forward to click a file. On the monitor within the monitor, he saw himself opening the RAR. A cold realization set in
The file was titled . No extension details, no metadata, just a five-digit string that looked like a forgotten zip code or a corrupted timestamp. He tried to shut down the computer, but
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