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The clock on the dashboard read . Outside, the June morning was already thick with the kind of humid haze that promised a sweltering afternoon.

He wasn’t filming the sunrise or the gulls. He was filming the water. video_2022-06-01_08-45-01_mp4

Elias sat in his parked car at the edge of the old Blackwood pier, the engine humming a low, vibrating tune. He held his phone steady against the steering wheel, the recording indicator blinking a steady red. The file name was auto-generating in the background: video_2022-06-01_08-45-01.mp4 . The clock on the dashboard read