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The jungle canopy filters the afternoon light into shifting amber pools, each leaf a fragment of stained glass. A holographic monitor hums at my wrist, its tracker pulsing a dull blue rhythm. I crouch low, the scent of damp earth and blooming nightshade filling my nostrils. There—a golden glint on a rotting log. My fingers find the small device, cool and humming with stored energy. With a flick of the wrist, it expands midair, a shimmering net descending to ensnare the beetle. "Gotcha!" I whisper, triumph warm in my chest. But as I rise, a rustle freezes me. Something unknown stirs in the brush, watching. And I feel its gaze settle on you and me.