Fragile Scratches

The audio begins with the faint, brittle sound echoing in the background, reminiscent of a dry leaf scraping against a rough surface. The sound is subtle yet persistent, creating an undercurrent of tension. It's a dull, almost monotonous noise that you can't quite place. As the audio progresses, the brittleness becomes more pronounced. It's as if a thin, fragile piece of metal is being slowly dragged across a coarse surface, each tiny ridge and bump causing a new scratch. You can almost visualize the metal, weakening with each passing second, its surface marred with dozens of tiny scrapes. Suddenly, the scraping takes on a more intense tone. It's no longer just a dull, continuous noise. The metal is being scraped harder, faster. The sound becomes more aggressive, a stark contrast to the quiet brittleness of the beginning. The scratches are deeper, longer, echoing in the surrounding silence. In the end, the audio trails off, leaving behind the faint