The PDF opened, but instead of blueprints, it was a live video feed of his own office. In the grainy, grayscale window of the Acrobat reader, he saw the back of his own head. Behind him, the office door—which he had locked an hour ago—was slowly creaking open.
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The monitor went black, leaving only the reflection of two figures in the glass. The PDF opened, but instead of blueprints, it