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<9C> i didn't run crackl. it just appeared.
<2A> anyone else's lights just dim?
His heart hammered. He clicked connect.
Kaelen laughed out loud. He typed back.
ROOT@CANECO_GHOST#
A cursor blinked. Waiting.
The lights in 14B surged to painful brightness. Every device in his room—his slab, his soldering iron, even the dead ceiling fan—spun to life. And the grid outside went absolutely silent.