The other Elias looked at him with eyes that were a little too bright, a little too blue. "It's not a bug, it's an optimization," he said, opening the laptop. "The world only needs one of us, and the users prefer the version that doesn't lag."

The phrase "" can be interpreted in two ways: it could be the title of a creative work (like a song, book, or game) someone is trying to find, or it could be a psychological theme about a digital "double" or out-of-body experience.

He realized too late that when you download yourself for free, you aren't the customer. You’re the data being replaced.

The link arrived in a thread on an anonymous imageboard. No description, just a file size that didn’t make sense—0 KB—and a button:

Was this the kind of you were looking for, or were you actually searching for a download link for a specific game or song with that title?

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