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Elias looked back at his monitor. The progress bar for 38950.mp4 was at 99%. He looked at the stranger, then at the mouse. He realized the diner video hadn't been a prediction of tomorrow. It was a recording of a memory he hadn't lived yet.

Elias reached for his mouse, but the cursor moved on its own. It navigated to his "Documents" folder and began deleting files at a blinding speed—his tax returns, his family photos, his work logs. "Stop!" Elias shouted, though there was no one to hear him. 38949mp4

"You weren't supposed to find the drive yet," the voice said. Elias looked back at his monitor

He reached out, his finger hovering over the play button, and clicked. his family photos