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The hum rose to a glass-shattering shriek. The air turned the metallic color of a bruised sky. Arthur squeezed his eyes shut as a blinding flash of white light swallowed his vision.

Arthur watched in horror as the air around Elena began to fracture like broken glass. The timestamp was executing itself. 1676971801.002

When he opened them, the smell of ozone was gone. Instead, the air smelled of stale coffee and old books. The hum rose to a glass-shattering shriek