The Shift

It started on August 20, 1990. Police raided a small warehouse in NY City, under the suspicion of drug-trafficking centered around that building. No evidence was found in the warehouse, except for a floppy disk labeled "WE CANNOT STOP IT". Officer Charles F. was assigned the task of reviewing the contents of the floppy disk. Four days later, he and the material disappeared. Charles was never seen again, and the investigation was eventually closed due to a lack of evidence.
On February 28, 1994, Harriet G. of Alabama received a letter with no return address or stamp. It contained another floppy disk, this one labeled "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF", and a loose-leaf sheet of paper with "YOU KNOW THE RULES" written on it. Curious, Harriet put the floppy disk into her computer the same day. Reports from her friends and family indicate that she acted very paranoid and irritable following, repeatedly murmuring about something called "The Shift" until March 12, 1994, when she hung herself. Both of the lost "WE CANNOT STOP IT" and "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF" disks were found on her corpse. Police confiscated them, but several days later, they were stolen. No culprit for the theft was ever found.
From February 4, 1998 to February 8, 1998, Lawrence G. of Illinois received numerous phone calls from several numbers with unregistered area codes asking to meet "us" at [location omitted]. Lawrence finally complied, but found no one else there; only a small, black briefcase with the number "4444" printed on it. When he returned home, he found the briefcase contained a note saying, "THE SHIFT IS COMING DOWN", as well as yet another floppy disk labeled "SHIFT 4". Lawrence went into a coma four days after uploading the disk to his computer and was pronounced dead on July 4, 2002. The "SHIFT 4" disk has since disappeared, but "WE CANNOT STOP IT" and "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF" are rumored to still be around. In spite of this, no one has ever claimed to know the contents of any of the 3 floppy disks.
This is all of what I've uncovered in my ceaseless research on the little-known paranormal phenomenon called "The Shift". My interest was piqued when a friend of mine started repeatedly receiving calls from a number that had an unregistered area code. According to him, each call would begin with an upbeat dial-tone jingle, and then what sounded like a female operator saying a string of numbers before the phrase, "We have prepared the way for you."
Interested, I started to look up strange phone calls like these. I came across details of The Shift, which had been pieced together over a scattered series of obscure websites and blogs, all containing small bits of info. I collected enough over several days to formulate the snippets above. 
This unnerved me slightly, but nevertheless, my friend and I thought it was a prank. Until he received the last call from that unregistered number on March 25, 2010. 
It began with the normal dial-tone jingle and then the numbers. Finally, the voice said at such a high volume that even I could hear it from the other room, "THE SHIFT IS COMING DOWN". Right after she hung up, his doorbell rang. When we opened the door, there was no one there. Only a small, black briefcase with "55555" printed on it. It contained a note saying, "RETURN WHERE WE BEGAN" and a disc labeled "SHIFT 5".
Having knowledge of the fates of the previous owners of these discs concerning The Shift, I warned him not to put it on his computer, but despite my earnest begging, he would not listen. Thus, I refused to be in the same room as him as he viewed the contents of the disc. 
Five minutes later, my friend walked out of the room, eyes widened and skin as white as a ghost. He fell to the floor, having a massive seizure. He was admitted to the hospital and just died today.
I managed to get my hands on the disc. I reviewed it just minutes ago and have suffered no life-threatening effects, though I'd rather not post the images it contained. They were very, very mindfuck worthy. I can't really describe them, but if I posted them, I can guarantee it would not sit well with many, many people. 
Anyways, that's my story. I hope some other people might know something about The Shift so maybe you guys can help me figure this thing ou
5555555555555555555555555THE SHIFT IS COMING DOWN5555555555555555555555555
SHIFT 5 REBOOT
It started on August 20, 1990. Police raided a small warehouse in NY City, under the suspicion of drug-trafficking centered around that building. No evidence was found in the warehouse, except for a floppy disk labeled "WE CANNOT STOP IT". Officer Charles F. was assigned the task of reviewing the contents of the floppy disk. Four days later, he and the material disappeared. Charles was never seen again, and the investigation was eventually closed due to a lack of evidence.
On February 28, 1994, Harriet G. of Alabama received a letter with no return address or stamp. It contained another floppy disk, this one labeled "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF", and a loose-leaf sheet of paper with "YOU KNOW THE RULES" written on it. Curious, Harriet put the floppy disk into her computer the same day. Reports from her friends and family indicate that she acted very paranoid and irritable following, repeatedly murmuring about something called "The Shift" until March 12, 1994, when she hung herself. Both of the lost "WE CANNOT STOP IT" and "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF" disks were found on her corpse. Police confiscated them, but several days later, they were stolen. No culprit for the theft was ever found.
From February 4, 1998 to February 8, 1998, Lawrence G. of Illinois received numerous phone calls from several numbers with unregistered area codes asking to meet "us" at [location omitted]. Lawrence finally complied, but found no one else there; only a small, black briefcase with the number "4444" printed on it. When he returned home, he found the briefcase contained a note saying, "THE SHIFT IS COMING DOWN", as well as yet another floppy disk labeled "SHIFT 4". Lawrence went into a coma four days after uploading the disk to his computer and was pronounced dead on July 4, 2002. The "SHIFT 4" disk has since disappeared, but "WE CANNOT STOP IT" and "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF" are rumored to still be around. In spite of this, no one has ever claimed to know the contents of any of the 3 floppy disks.
It is my conclusion that The Shift is merely a myth. Please ignore this thread and move along.
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