REPORT 079A
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Subject admitted to facility at 11:00 this morning. Transfer was supervised by [NAME REDACTED]. He reported a number of difficulties during collection, but she seemed perfectly subdued and compliant at this time.

After completion of registration protocols, ablutions and questionnaire, subject was permitted three hours rest, after which she proved to be quite uncooperative, in marked contrast to her initial passivity. It is my belief that chemical intervention will be required to subdue her to the required state for further study. [NAME REDACTED] and [NAME REDACTED] are in agreement.

REPORT 181D
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Test subject subdued to a satisfactory level - work has now commenced. Initial samples reveal slightly higher spore density than anticipated - currently estimated at [REDACTED]. Reproduction rate in utero is estimated at [REDACTED]. Samples have been taken for further study. It is my belief that we may in fact be dealing with choriocarcinoma, as far-fetched as that may sound. The key indicators are all there - we are lucky to have her here at The Institute. I have requested alpha-feraprotein and amniocentesis tests to be run this evening.

REPORT 212B
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Overnight tests inconclusive. However, this morning [NAME REDACTED] was actually able to isolate one of the spores for full analysis. The results have been surprising to say the least. Elements of dicalcium silicate have been confirmed. How is this possible? Could this be connected in some way to The Event? There is much speculation within the team, but, given the estimated date of conception, the subject’s inability / unwillingness to provide details of insemination and the condition of her residence (re bedroom wall etc) it is certainly within the realms of possibility. Carcinoma increasingly likely.

Subject remains heavily sedated and must be kept so. Observation has been increased to cover all twenty four hours.

REPORT 368C
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

The past forty eight hours have seen a small but notable increase in R rate of spores, both in utero and in the subject herself. In utero spread continues to outpace that within host. The precise function and purpose of these spores is still proving elusive, but there can be no doubt - this is not choriocarcinoma. This is something new.

[NAME REDACTED] is keen to remove the foetus for immediate vivisection, but [NAME REDACTED] agrees with my position - if we halt the process at this stage we will lose an opportunity we may never have again. The goal now is to keep the host/mother alive long enough to carry the foetus to term. Stillbirth remains the most likely outcome... but what if? Whatever the outcome, we should be left with two remarkable specimens for future study.

REPORT 373G
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

This morning [NAME REDACTED] dispatched an isolation team to the test subject’s residence to collect further environmental samples that may yield more illuminating data. They have reported that the residence remains exactly as it was when first examined - the mark on the wall opposite the bed apparently just as uncanny as before. Have requested multiple samples from this - a new series of photographs are being developed in the lab as I write this.

Subject is beginning to show early signs of anaemia.

REPORT 384J
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Results from the tests on the wall sample are in and verified. Spore presence is confirmed - and at an extraordinary density. This explains, to a general degree, the presence of dicalcium silicate in the samples taken from the subject. What it means however... I find it increasingly difficult to discount a connection with The Event. I suspect many of us are thinking the same, but all are understandably reluctant to give voice to these suspicions.

Subject’s anaemia seems to be worsening and a thin, grey discharge is now being secreted from the vulva. Transfusions are scheduled to begin tomorrow at 7:30 am but we must be careful - we do not want to upset the balance, should we accidentally ‘cure’ her, all will be lost!

REPORT 398F
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

The attempt at transfusions was very nearly a costly disaster. At first all seemed to be going well, but after around seven minutes the subject began exhibiting symptoms of acute toxic shock, followed by violent convulsions - it took three orderlies to restrain her whilst we attempted to prevent fatality. This was not helped by the subject coming out of sedation unexpectedly, which lead to a somewhat harrowing scene that I shall not labour to detail. Within an hour ‘mother’ and ‘child’ were both stabilised and sedation was successfully re-established. I sincerely hope not to see her conscious and alert again.

Given all of the above I believe it is now impossible to ignore the simple fact that we find ourselves in uncharted territory. I have requested a meeting of the team to happen in my office at 8:00 am tomorrow.

REPORT 405P
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

The seven of us convened as planned at 8:00. After much debate we were able to reach a consensus, for now - the subject is to be placed in a coma immediately and we are going to attempt to perform a full [REDACTED] with the [REDACTED]. The machine has of course never been used before and there is understandable anxiety, but I feel - as do others - that the traditional tools we have at our disposal are not up to this unique challenge. This case has presented us with many ‘firsts’ - and tomorrow we will venture into a new scientific frontier!

It is agreed that myself, [NAME REDACTED] and [NAME REDACTED] will supervise the procedure.

REPORT 411A
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

This promises to be a landmark day in the storied history of science. As such, my intention is to keep a diary of sorts, listing notable events or observations as they occur (for precision I shall be using the international twenty-four hour clock system).

07:30 - [NAME REDACTED], [NAME REDACTED] and I convene in the observation room above the theatre. There is the sense of something in the air already... Excitement? Trepidation? Fear? Perhaps all three - and much more besides. We must not lose our focus.

08:00 - The [REDACTED] is wheeled carefully in to the theatre and positioned for the procedure. The size of the thing! One cannot help but be impressed. The engineers on the third floor have created a true technological marvel. For now we wait as the technicians run through the complex stages of preparation.

10:00 - The subject is brought in and placed within the harness. The head is firmly secured on three sides, legs parted, ankles raised and fastened in the stirrups. Even were she conscious, how little she would grasp the import of today and her place in it!

10:30 - Final checks are made on the [REDACTED]. I now find myself consumed by by a feeling of tremendous excitement. To be able to trial such a device on a living subject - these are the moments one has worked so hard for, the moments one has dreamed of.

Reference samples are taken before the procedure, for later comparison.

11:00 - The procedure commences at eleven o’clock precisely. [NAME REDACTED] activates the [REDACTED] from the console up here and we begin. The noise is extraordinary! Withstanding four hours of this may prove to be a test for us all.

12:22 - [NAME REDACTED] complains of an acute headache and nausea. I myself am finding the noise close to unbearable. We must go on though! The procedure CANNOT be prematurely terminated. It is agreed - we must find a way to endure it.

12:36 - [NAME REDACTED] collapses to the floor. There is significant bleeding visible from his eyes and ears. He is quickly removed from the observation room and taken to the ward for recovery.

I am finding it hard to see properly, my vision like a badly tuned television set. We are not yet halfway through the procedure.

Subject remains in coma, impassive. Life signs all stable and unchanged.

13:28 - The noise has begun to take on an almost physical dimension in my mind. Strange rhythms manifest themselves - and always the ‘attack’ at the same moment of repetition. I find myself forced to tap previously unknown wells of resolve. [NAME REDACTED] appears to be doing the same. One cannot be sure - verbal communication between us is now impossible. It is hard enough to make these notes.
Subject remains in coma. Life signs all stable and unchanged.

13:47 - Pain.

Only pain.


Nothing.


14:14 - Exactly three hours after the [REDACTED] was activated a profound change came over both [NAME REDACTED] and I. There has been no measurable change in noise and volume level, but - somehow - it no longer feels like one’s nervous system is being brutalised. Indeed, one could almost describe the current sensation as pleasant. [NAME REDACTED] and I briefly found ourselves overcome by the sort of giddy euphoria one associates the young and the feeble minded.

I am now able to write again, as is evident. None of this has any real bearing on the experiment at hand, but as the first team to use the machine in the field, it will be worth interrogating these experiences at a later time, especially if use of the [REDACTED] is to become routine, as is hoped.

The subject remains in her coma, life signs stable.

15:10 - The final hour of the procedure passed without discomfort. Indeed, it felt almost strange when the [REDACTED] was deactivated and the noise finally ceased. There is an absence, something intangible, hard to define. One had almost come to accept the noise as a constant of existence.

On completion of the procedure the subject is untethered and removed. She is taken to the Southwest Wing for close observation, once further samples have been taken. We will not have any results from today’s work ready before noon tomorrow at the earliest.

We are told that [NAME REDACTED] is still unconscious following his earlier collapse, although the haemorrhaging has at least been stopped.

I’m looking forward to a good bath and an early night.

REPORT 426B
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

I arrived at The Institute early, out of habit, although there was little to do until the afternoon. I called on [NAME REDACTED] in the ward and was alarmed to see his condition had deteriorated quite sharply overnight - not only had haemorrhaging resumed from the eyes but acute respiratory failure was now occurring! He has been placed on a ventilator. I find it hard to see how this could have been caused by the [REDACTED]. I feel fine - indeed I slept like the proverbial baby last night.

Results from the subject came in shortly after noon and are far from expected! Spore density and R rate have dramatically increased following the procedure! R rate is now at [REDACTED]! Moreover, secondary studies reveal a minor mutation in spore structure itself. What this all means I cannot yet say. Each step forward we take seems to leave us two steps further from an answer.

REPORT 442I
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Distressing news this morning. Results from tests run on samples taken from [NAME REDACTED] show that spores are now present in his blood! First the mark on the wall in the tenement, then the woman and the child and now this... It is hard to formulate a coherent theory - with each day the picture only slips further out of focus.

[NAME REDACTED]’s plight is sowing seeds of anxiety amongst the team. [NAME REDACTED] theorises that when we used the [REDACTED] on the subject, it somehow acted as a sort of carrier / amplifier. But if this is true then [NAME REDACTED] will also be infected... and so will I. I continue to feel fine though - better than fine, if anything.

The test subject herself also appears to be doing well. From what we can see, the child is growing at the normal rate - whatever the function of these spores is, it does not appear to be interfering with the gestational processes as of yet.

REPORT 469Y
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

[NAME REDACTED] died last night. The autopsy is scheduled for 15:30 this afternoon. I shall not be attending, having decided to take the afternoon off for some much needed rest. I was plagued by strange dreams last night and find myself feeling weak and exhausted - no doubt a result of working too hard.

I stopped by to check on the subject before leaving. In this state one’s mind does play devilish tricks on one’s self - it almost looked like she was smiling! I must rest.

REPORT 479R
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Test Subject: ‘Mary’

Another bad night’s sleep, recurring visions of that damned wall and the awful mark, but on we go - as we must.

Shortly after I arrived at the Institute this morning I was telephoned in my office by [NAME REDACTED] who appeared to be in a highly agitated state. He tells me he cannot pass urine properly, talks of a pale discharge. To calm him down I agreed to take a sample to the lab if he could bring one in (as if we do not have enough to be working on, especially as we number one less now). My lack of sleep is making me irritable - I must ensure my behaviour remains professional.

As [NAME REDACTED]’s sample was taken to the lab I took a look at the test subject. All is well as before - she seems positively serene. One is almost tempted to suggest medically-induced coma be more widely prescribed as an antidote to the touch of hysteria that is spreading around here!

REPORT 481A
‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
Test Subject: ‘Mary’

What is going on?! I arrived for work this morning to discover that the test subject has been removed, [NAME REDACTED] has been placed in the isolation ward and myself and the rest of the team have been ordered to attend a meeting on the seventh floor at 10:30 - and to bring all of our notes, reports and observations with us. I am feeling so tired, so sick that I am tempted to turn around and go home - but I do not like the look of the new security detail by the perimeter fence. There is something happening here that they are not telling us.

And, all the while, images of that damned wall permeate my exhausted mind. And the sound... the sound of the [REDACTED], growing louder by the hour.


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