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It was counting down from 00:03:00.

The white screen dimmed. Marcus found himself staring at a desktop he didn't recognize. It was a live, first-person view of his own face, seen from his own eyes, rendered in horrifying real-time. A translucent toolbar hovered at the bottom: windows 8 horror edition

On a Tuesday evening, with rain lashing against his studio apartment window, Marcus sighed and clicked “Update and restart.” It was counting down from 00:03:00

“Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info. Then we'll reboot you for you.” It was a live, first-person view of his

Marcus spun around. The closet door was closed. His heart hammered against his ribs. He looked back at the screen. The photo had changed. Now it was from the foot of his bed, showing the back of his head. The timestamp advanced one second.

At 99%, Marcus’s own reflection in the dark laptop screen smiled at him.