title: The Experiment: An Exploration of Perception and Focus, a Primer
author:  Ketherin Michaels 
description: "The Experiment is a truly stunning work of art and knowledge. My reality will never be the same." -- <i>Robert Butts of the Seth Books</i>
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  ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
  
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  B. BASKERVILLE
  
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  Copyright © B. Baskerville 2019
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
  transmitted without the written permission of the author.
  
  This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons is coincidental*.
  
  Cover design copyright © B. Baskerville 2019
  
  * Apart from the woman with the Welsh terrier. That’s me.
  
  _The important thing is not to stop questioning._
  
  _Curiosity has its own reason for existence._
  
  _—Albert Einstein_
  
  \- CHAPTER 1 -
  
  The city didn’t look right to Macey Gallagher as she stumbled out of the club.
  The lights of the traffic left red and white snakes across her vision as if
  her brain was set on long exposure. Her eyes couldn’t keep up with the world
  and her body couldn’t keep up with her brain. Every movement required
  meticulous concentration. Right foot. Left foot. Right foot.
  
  A neon pink sign blinked at Macey but she couldn’t read it; the 