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The router churned. The console cleared. And then—a miracle in green monospace:

The router waited. Sergei opened HyperTerminal (yes, that ancient curse) and clicked Transfer > Send File. He selected the .bin, chose Xmodem-1K, and pressed Start.

This wasn't just a firmware file. This was a ghost.

Sergei was the last comms engineer still breathing. The others had fled or been turned into statistics.