When the progress bar finally reached 100%, Elias hesitated. The thumbnail was a solid, static-filled grey. He double-clicked.
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A hand reached out—not a human hand, but something too long, with joints that bent in directions nature didn't intend. It didn't grab the door; it gripped the air, pulling the very light out of the room. When the progress bar finally reached 100%, Elias hesitated