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Most people would have wiped the drive immediately, but Elias was a digital archaeologist by hobby. He liked the ghosts left behind in hardware. He clicked "Properties." The file size was 0 bytes, yet it claimed to be forty minutes long. He double-clicked.

He looked at the corner of his laptop screen. It was today’s date. The time was 1:23 PM. 7a15qqf65236.avi

The video ended. The file disappeared from the folder. A second later, the handle to his apartment turned. Most people would have wiped the drive immediately,