'Terminate program:'

  Dr. Frank Smith, a SETI astronomer, detected an 'alien signal' while working at home.

  He discovered elaborate layers of complex and interconnected tones as if infinitely regressing.

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  He noted—‘Within the cacophony of static, I can sense rhythmic beats as if there's a cryptic message.'

  He took a data stick of the 'space music' to his lab and ran it through an AI for analysis.

  For a moment, nothing happened, but then ...

  Frank heard the signal everywhere—generated by every connected device—vibrating his chair and desk, while he too trembled, as reality pixelated ...

  'Simulation terminated.'