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She dances. Not a frantic dance, but a slow, graceful sway, her boots crunching softly in the fresh powder. She dances for exactly two minutes.

Elias watched the clip three times. He went out to his car, touching the spot on the hood where the radio had sat. There were no scratches, no lingering scent—just a faint, circular patch where the snow had been brushed away. 2022-12-20-04-03-56.mp4

Elias didn’t see it happen in person. He only found the footage weeks later while clearing out his cloud storage. She dances