How is an ellipsis used as a literary device?

to extend a scene

to shift time in a story

to cut out dialogue

to pause a story

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to pause a story

it is actually to shift time in a story

I apologize for the confusion. An ellipsis can indeed be used as a literary device to shift time in a story by indicating a gap or omission in the narrative. Thank you for the clarification.