Elias reached out to lift it, but his hand hovered. The dial was moving on its own.

However, if this is a or a request for a story based on that title, here is a "good story" written for Task J-078 :

Elias looked down at his clipboard. The ink was running. The words Objective: Retrieve blurred and rearranged themselves until they read: Objective: Released.

He slammed the 'Up' button. The cage groaned but didn't move. The radio crackled again.