Security Task Manager

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It wasn't a person walking by. It was too fast, too erratic. The patrons didn’t notice. Only the digital log recognized the shift in light.

At , the video was typical: a barista cleaning, a couple arguing in the corner, sunlight streaming through the window.At 13:50:00 —the exact moment of the filename—a shadow passed across the corner of the screen. 2023-02-03-13-50-00.mp4

"You weren't taken, Sarah," Elias whispered to the empty room. "You were pulled." It wasn't a person walking by