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"You think this is just a song?" Spike whispered through the speakers. A mile away, in a different part of
Alex froze. He tried to pause the track, but the button wouldn't respond. He tried to rip the headphones off, but they felt fused to his skin. He wanted to feel the reality
The apartment was silent. The monitor was dark. On the desk, the headphones lay empty, still buzzing faintly with the ghost of a rhythm.