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As months turned into years, the video drifted down the chat history. It survived phone upgrades and storage cleanups, sitting quietly in a "WhatsApp Video" folder. Now, it exists as a cryptic string of numbers—a digital ghost waiting for someone to hit "Play" and bring October 24, 2022, back to life.

It might have been a 10-second clip of a cat miscalculating a jump from a sofa, sent to a group chat to brighten a dull Monday afternoon. VID-20221024-WA0195mp4

It was a Monday in late October 2022. Somewhere in a busy household or perhaps a quiet office, a phone buzzed. A video had arrived. As months turned into years, the video drifted