It didn't work. The software demanded a connection to verify it wasn't stolen. It was a digital gatekeeper, and Leo was locked out of his own creation.
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Leo stared at the screen. He had beaten the software. He had beaten the offline mode. But he couldn't beat physics. The file was too big for the signal.