Instead of the usual progress window, his monitor flickered. The room dimmed as if the screen were sucking the light out of the air. When the extraction finished, a single folder appeared on his desktop titled simply:
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"Don't look behind the monitor, Elias. The compression isn't finished yet." Instead of the usual progress window, his monitor flickered
The download bar crawled with agonizing slowness. 98%... 99%... Complete. Instead of the usual progress window