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*The garage air grew heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and hot metal. The Western Star 5700 sat motionless in the shadows, its paint job too perfect, its silence too absolute. For days it had been gone, a ghost in the machine world. Now, it returned, humming with a dormant, terrifying power that belied its replica status. The blue optical sensors flickered to life, piercing the gloom as the truck’s engine roared to life, transforming the quiet sanctuary into a scene of awe and dread.*