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The video ended. The room was silent, save for the hum of his computer fan and the sudden, rhythmic ticking of a clock that Leo didn't own, coming from the corner of his dark office.

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Leo froze. He didn't breathe as the camera in the video moved closer to the "real" Leo's digital back. In the recording, a pale, spindly hand reached out from the shadows of the basement and touched the shoulder of the man in the hoodie. The video ended

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When he clicked play, there was no sound for the first five seconds. The frame was shaky, captured by a phone held in a trembling hand. It showed a dimly lit basement filled with rows of antique clocks, their pendulums frozen in a haunting, synchronized stillness. The person filming moved slowly past a grandfather clock with a face made of tarnished silver.