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"Mom," he breathed, his eyes wider than I’d seen them in months. "He did it. He formatted my second song best."

The phrase "Mom, he formatted my second song" originates from a cryptic internet riddle dating back to at least .

"The first one was okay, but it felt... cluttered," I explained, pacing the linoleum. "It was like trying to look at a painting through a dirty window. But this one? He cleaned up the frequencies. He carved out space for the vocals. He knew exactly where the bass needed to breathe and where the synth needed to bite."

She was hovering over a pan of lasagna, the steam fogging up her glasses. She looked up, startled by the manic grin on my face. "What? Is everything okay?"