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The screen went black. In the reflection of the dead monitor, Elias saw the blue light of his router blinking frantically, uploading his entire life—passwords, bank details, and the watch project—to a server halfway across the world. He had saved the deadline, but he’d lost the keys to his house. Cinema 4D opened