Work — I--- Annihilation -2018- -mm Sub-.mp4

I pause it. The subtitles keep going for three more seconds. The duplication takes seven days. You will not notice until it brushes its teeth with your hand.

My mouth tastes like copper.

THE SHIMMER IS NOT A PLACE. IT IS A MIRROR. i--- Annihilation -2018- -MM Sub-.mp4 WORK

No studio logo. No FBI warning. Just a low, humming tone that feels less like sound and more like pressure behind my eyes. Then text appears, white on black: I pause it