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All trains departing lower levels.

The collective runs by everybody doing

their part.

Report suspicious activity to health and

safety.

Health and safety is here to help.

Just look for the black and white vests.

After you.

Thank you.

This train serves the north

-east work sectors.

This is a message from the collective.

-Are you overly tired?

Or experiencing increased sensitivity?

-Maybe you have difficulty concentrating.

-You may have s.O.S. Switched on syndrome.

...a further 43 degrees along this orbit

that the holst probe will begin the 110

minute descent

into tk

-14's atmosphere...

...bombs dropped for the span of 28 days

and obliterated 99.6%

of usable arid land on the earth's surface.

And event that changed the course of human

kind forever,

and now known as the great war.

...of the two tracts of land that survived

the great war.

The peninsula still stands 44 degrees west

of the collective.

And is a wild primitive area, containing

empty, dilapidated buildings...

...and little is known of the primitive

nature of the peninsula's inhabitants.

The defects living there are ruled by

emotion and base desires.

An ancient vestige of our past.

This image shows equis 12 leaving earth's

orbit on last week's interstellar mission.

Who wrote the text for this feature?

Me, I did.

Does this accurate, Nia?

Yes.

Except, the rocket's fission thrusters are

cylindrical...

...these appear triangular.

Thank you. I'll change that.

Iris is back from conception duty.

She got back yesterday.

She had a defect.

How do you know?

She told me.

Did she have the bug?

No. She says she's clean.

Where is everyone watching the landing

tomorrow night?

I'm watching it in bishop park.

I'm going to leave work early to get a good

seat.

If I arrive early enough i can get a seat

close to the screen.

David!

David!

David!

David!

You're in safe hands now folks. Please

continue on your way.

Total number puzzles solved: 2224.

The following is an update on last night's

disturbance

in living block 5-j.

Health and safety officials subdued two

individuals engaged in coupling activities.

And both have been transported to the

defective, emotional, neuropathy facility, the den,

for containment and emotional suppression

treatment.

The incident is an outbreak of defective

behavior.

Remember, couplers are a danger to

themselves and to all of us.

Physical contact, touching, or displays of

emotion are signs

of an individual infected with s.O.S.

If you see the signs, report the couplers

to health and safety immediately.

Let's do our part to contain this dangerous

epidemic.

...with no infrastructure the collective

erected a patrolled border

to contain any resurgence of chaos...

Did anybody see that?

See what?

That's unfortunate.

He's already dead.

Anyone recognize him?

-Not sure.

-Don't think so.

That's our first jumper in a while.

His head was no match for that concrete.

-I just remembered there was a suicide in my building last night,

a woman slit her throat.

I hope they find someone to cover his work.

Even before the demise,

humankind knew the importance of space

exploration.

As the collective, we prioritize it and

perfect it.

Now, 798 million miles away, as we brace the surface of tk-14,

we move one step further in our

understanding of ultimate reality.

Okay everybody, this is it.

3...2...1...Mark.

Last, but not least. Speculative non

-fiction,

the title is inside the peninsula.

Silas, will you talk us through the lead

illustration?

Silas?

Sorry, Leonard.

I went with the scene on the peninsula

where the defects huddle together for warmth.

In my research I found that they form

social bonds with each other

to help alleviate something called anxiety.

Very good.

Thank you.

While scientists are making great strides

in understanding

this debilitating condition. A reliable

cure for s.O.S. Has yet to be found.

And most s.O.S. Sufferers will experience

complete emotional disability.

In as little as four to six months.

Prior to eventual containment at the den,

kappa rho inhibitors offer a reliable means

of dampening symptoms,

and slowing the stages of the disease.

Thus allowing sufferers to maintain...

What stage?

Excuse me?

What stage are you?

Oh, I'm just here for a check up. Strictly

precautionary.

I'm Jonas.

Silas.

What stage are you?

Two.

You look healthy.

Well, I have my good days and bad days.

Silas?

Good luck.

Thank you.

-The ground was rushing toward me.

I couldn't breath.

I felt like my stomach was...

...in my mouth. It was extremely unpleasant.

You had a nightmare, Silas.

I never want to experience anything like it

again.

How long have you had these symptoms?

Maybe three days? No longer than that.

I'm going to take some blood now.

Can you give me your hand please, Silas?

Your test is positive, Silas.

You're only stage one.

A woman in my office recently gave birth to

a defect, I...

I couldn't have caught it from her. Not if

she's clean, right?

Even if this woman did have s.O.S. It isn't

contagious.

-I'd like to start you on a full course of inhibitors immediately.

There's no reason why you shouldn't be able

to live a normal life.

At least for a while.

Then the den.

-You mustn't think about that for now.

-The den is a long way off for you.

A cure is right around the corner.

Where were you, Silas?

I went to the cafeteria to drink some tea.

Is that where you got the bruise?

No...

Last night in tai chi class, the man next

to me accidentally struck me.

Silas, you weren't in tai chi class last

night.

Yes he was.

I saw him.

What's that?

It's a Bumblebee.

Careful.

Don't they sting?

According to the laws of aerodynamics they

shouldn't even fly.

But they don't know it.

So they fly anyway.

Be a part of the solution by taking your

inhibitors.

Your health is the health of the collective.

Picking up.

If you're watching this film...

...your doctor has diagnosed you with s.O.S.

Switched on syndrome.

As members of the collective, we hear a lot

about switched on syndrome.

Here is important information about how

this debilitating disease will affect you.

And how you can manage it responsibly

before eventual containment

at the defective emotional neuropathy

facility, the den.

Switched on syndrome is a malfunction of

the gene silencing

that controls human emotions and eliminates

human flaws.

But in switched on syndrome, problem genes lose their silencing and re

-awaken.

Leading to unpredictable sensory

experiences and behavioral defects.

Until a cure is available.

Inhibitors are the only effective means of

slowing the disease's staging,

while dampening the onset of emotion.

And while the causes are unknown,

we do understand the disease's progression.

intermittent feeling, you will experience

difficulty concentrating,

depression, pain,

overwhelmed feelings,

impulsivity

and sensitivity to light.

As the disease progresses into further

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