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The silver drive was back in his laptop's USB port. And the video was already playing.

The "Other Elias" sat in the chair and looked directly into the camera. He didn't speak. Instead, he began to pull a small, silver box from his pocket—the exact same silver drive Elias had just bought. Tight Fit_1080.mp4

Elias felt a cold sweat prickle his neck. He leaned closer to his monitor. In the video, the version of him on screen leaned closer to his monitor. The silver drive was back in his laptop's USB port

Elias was a "digital archeologist." People paid him to recover photos from water-damaged hard drives or to crack passwords on laptops belonging to eccentric late relatives. Most of the time, it was wedding photos or tax spreadsheets. Then he found the drive. He didn't speak

Elias didn't look back. He grabbed the silver drive, yanked it from the port, and threw it across the room. The monitor went black. In the silence of the room, he heard a soft click .