I didn't dare turn around. I just watched the black screen, where a single line of text appeared in a flickering green font:
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The monitor went pitch black. The hum of the computer silenced. In the sudden, deafening quiet, I felt a hand—cold and wrapped in dry gauze—settle firmly on my shoulder. I didn't dare turn around