This tablet was found along with notes from Dr. Knope. It appears to contain communication between one of the local technicians, El and his significant other, Martha. There is something to these communications that is off-putting and brings concern as one the communication start to delve into a mysterious book that appears to be destroying El's grip on reality.
El,
Babe listen to me, have you been reading that book I sent you? Listen things have been weird around here. It feels like the whole city is different. Everyone is reading this thing. Maybe the book was a mistake? Maybe I'm going crazy, but I stopped reading it. Did you watch that Reading Circle show? That was a little weird. I miss you. I hope your gig is done soon.
-M.
Martha,
Sweetheart, you worry too much. The book is great! You should definitely keep on reading it. I did see the show and think Jane Garechow was making a lot of sense. Did you ever hear the music? I think I did. It took a bit of re-reading before I got it though. Don't give up on the book.
- El
El,
No I did not hear the music. I don't think I want to. People aren't acting right. I read a report recently saying that mental illness is increasing in the whole planet. Look at this:
In Ojai, the Boyar family (a 45-year old father, a 50-year-old mother, and a 24-year-old daughter) were admitted to an Ojai mental institution following what appeared to be three simultaneous episodes of glossolalia and violent and delusional behavior. The trio was located in a street, several miles from their home, conversing loudly to each other about their surroundings; witnesses reported overhearing the remarks “I love how the buildings don’t line up anymore” and “Once I get conversant, I’ll fix your tongues if I have to.” When a bystander approached the Boyars, the mother remarked that “it's not supposed to be out”, and the father began to assault the bystander with a pocket knife. Local law enforcement was notified, and when officers arrived, the 24-year-old was, as a witness reports, “shouting nonsense” to the bystander, who was being held down by the father and mother. The bystander was being made to repeat these utterances; when the bystander made an error in punctuation, the father carved into four long existing cuts made on the bystander’s face, forming a square. The three were arrested and the bystander was admitted to a local hospital for bruises and severe lacerations.
I read somewhere else an attempt to describe what the "nonsense" was and my girlfriend told me it was from the book. Babe, I'm scared.
Love,
M.
Martha,
Yeah, they stress you need to get things right. It's pretty important. Not everyone takes it seriously I guess. I made the star disappear like they described in chapter 3! It took a few weeks, but I did it. I'm super excited. This stuff is actually working. You really should get back to following the book. I think we're going to be rich hon. Just you see. This will turn things around for us.
- El
El,
Please stop reading this book! Baby I love you. Can you do this for me? I looked around and although this book has been available on the market for a while I can find no critical reviews or other analytical reports published in newspapers, nor on television. And there is something else.. like most of the online reviews have been deleted. Why would they do that? Why would anything critical of this book be removed everywhere? Who could do this? You know that friend I told you about? She disappeared. People are disappearing everywhere. I think the mayor is going to declare a state of emergency.
Love,
M.
Martha,
I think I'm finally getting it. I re-read the second part of the book and I'm becoming convinced that I don't exist. Babe, we are just a narrative. There is only the will. You have to join the will. Nothing really exists, but the will makes things be. It is through the will that we can make everything come true. It's kinda simple and beautiful if you think about it. That's why you have to focus baby. The will makes it so. There is nothing.
El
El,
They are trying to recall the book, I hope it works. I think the regional system authorities are now involved. There were like several dozen instances of behavior similar to that of the Boyar family now publicly reported. They even have a name for it “Ojai Syndrome”. But no one has explained anything about what is going on other than connecting the publisher to something they are calling a Fiftist movement. The mental hospitals are overflowing. And baby, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, but your mom. She's gone. She just disappeared, just like the others. I'm so scared.
Love,
M.
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El,
My love. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry I couldn't help you. Those bastards at Unknown refused to do anything. Know that you are still in my heart. My the Fifthists burn in the hell they are creating.
Love,
M.