On the TV screen, the wireframe globe spun faster. The red lines grew denser, creating a web that enveloped the digital earth.
Then, the TV screen went black. The "SmartCast" logo reappeared, but the arrow was spinning backward. cast2tvnet
The audio from the TV changed. The guttural moan of the saxophone was gone, replaced by a chaotic cacophony—a discordant symphony of a million audio feeds. Elias could hear whispers in French, shouting in Mandarin, the beep of a heart monitor, the hum of a highway. On the TV screen, the wireframe globe spun faster