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: The static began to organize into shapes. It wasn’t a recording of the past; it was a live feed of a hallway Elias recognized instantly. It was the corridor just outside his office door.

: As Elias watched the video, a figure appeared on the screen, walking down the hallway toward his room. The figure stopped at his door and reached for the handle.

: A low-frequency hum vibrated through his desk. Behind the hum, a synthesized voice began reciting coordinates: a set of numbers that pointed directly to a long-sealed sub-basement of the library.