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The download hit 17%. A knock at the door. Three hard raps. Will reached for his sidearm, but the door opened anyway — biometric override.

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The progress bar: 22%.

The download hit 100% just as the room went dark.

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"Will McBride," a woman's voice said. "You're downloading a ghost. But ghosts can't testify. Shut it down, or I shut you down." The download hit 17%

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