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As the track reached its crescendo, Elias did something he had never done before. He turned off his city-issued headset, let the silence of the deep take him for a second, and then began to tap his own rhythm against the glass. Tik. Tak.

The city of Ocea didn’t sleep; it vibrated. Deep beneath the surface of the Pacific, the bioluminescent skyscrapers glowed with a rhythmic hum. Every citizen’s life was governed by the Pulse —a synchronized beat that kept the oxygen scrubbers turning and the transport pods gliding through the pressurized tubes. aquasplit_tik_tak

The phrase seems to refer to the synth-heavy, rhythmic track Tik Tak by the artist AQUASPLIT . As the track reached its crescendo, Elias did

Outside, a hundred silver eyes turned toward him, and for the first time in his life, Elias felt perfectly in sync. Where to Listen Every citizen’s life was governed by the Pulse