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Many freaks and sideshow rejects applied for the position. We hit upon a formula to identify the perfect subject… which one of these would beg for it? Why wait in applying our twisted ethos to the experiment? Were we really going to be so foolish as to pretend that this was to be some objective exercise, with some lofty goal of knowledge? Why not expose the wretched thing for what it was, from the start? See what these ‘outcasts’ could absorb and still retain their outsider status… this was an experiment in itself.”Please respond with the first word that comes to mind when I cue you, ok?”"ok.”"Incest.”"…um. What?” Strike one for Candidate #22. His Gematria Indicator was not promising anyway… we ran all of our applicants names through a custom Gematria Calculator to get an idea of what areas would be sensitive and tender to the touch. “I said, INCEST, you curd faced shallowling! Respond!”Blubbering, the fool pounded down the stairs two at a time. We didn’t expect him to crack so suddenly…He weighed over 400 pounds, so with any luck he wouldn’t survive the ordeal. He forcefed himself and took thyroid-suppressant drugs to maintain his meager schtick as the Human Whale… mere obesity pales in comparison to pathology. We began referring to each other as Dar and Win, fancying ourselves the indomitable, implacable agents of natural selection.