It's been a very long time since I posted my findings on
the mysterious "dark matter" that makes up most of the universe. It ain't
neutrinos. It's an angst particle, specifically the gothon, which channels
the ambient angst of multimolecular matter all over the universe (wouldn't
you get kinda angsty if all you could do was go around in circles?) into
rotational energy. I'll post it again if need be.
	But the fact is, that that avenue of research led me to explore
the unique gothon receptors in the human brain, and certain unmistakable 
factors of physiology I encountered in the process have convinced me.
Everyone you know, in fact every macroscopic creature you know, is
completely insane. I shall prove it.

				PSYCHOSOMNOLATIA
				      or
 	A Treatise Regarding the States of Sleep and Mental Illness and
			the Correlations Therebetween

	It is known that everything in posession of a brain sleeps. Every
human, cat, fish, and iguana periodically lapses into a state in which it
is unesponsive to most stimuli, suffers strange visions and muscle
spasms, assumes bizarre and probably painful postures for long periods of
time, and refuses to interact with its fellow creatures. These symptoms
agree with clinical diagnoses of type II schizophrenia, catatonia, and
avoidant personality disorder. In some isolated severe cases, truly
heinous acts have been committed without recollection or consideration
while sleeping that permit the diagnosis of sociopathy. Every human lapses
into this state at least once in their life and most of them several times
a week for multiple hours at a time. 
	These symptoms, especially considering their concurrence, lead me
to conclude that EVERYONE, 5.8 billion people and accompanying truckloads
of housepets, wild animals, livestock, birds, reptiles, and fish, is
suffering from an easily treatable but persistently recurring manifold 
psychotic disorder. Even more grimly, the cure itself may produce
iatrogenic (treatment-induced) symptoms similar to the original disorder.
Specifically, if a subject is prevented from sleeping through being
shaken, or though the application of stimulants, after a period of time
hallucinations and disturbed perceptions, often of persecution, will
result. If treatment is halted after the onset of these symptoms, the
subject will almost immediately lapse back into the full catatonic phase
of the syndrome. This recurrence is usually more severe and of longer
duration than before the treatment, but happily after a period of time
most subjects will return to a "normal" cycle of remission and active
phases.
	The outlook for overcoming this prevalent disorder is very grim
indeed. We are lucky, as aware organisms ourselves, that the disorder of
sleep is not usually accompanied by activities dangerous to the sufferer
or those near her. However, BECAUSE we are aware organisms, we have a duty
to do all that we can to ensure that this disorder affects our lives as
little as possible. Self-administered treatment in the forms of previously
scheduled loud noises or trained animals can be used to limit one's active
phases to no more than four or five hours. I advise all of you to take
this option.

Anomaly
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