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MARK
Sure.
MAN’S VOICE Question five: Have you done any intravenous drugs today? MARK What’s going on? MAN’S VOICE Please answer question five- MARK I don’t know! I don’t even know what day it is! MAN’S VOICE Unknown. Question six: By your
closest approximation, what was or is the color of your mother’s eyes? Mark stares up at the ceiling, his breath growing fast. A tear slides down his temple. Pause. MAN’S VOICE (CONT’D) Unknown. Applicant’s response record is Unknown, Unknown, Delaware, Unknown, Unknown and Unknown. MARK (quietly) Please tell me what’s happening to me. All at once, the door unlatches and creaks open. MAN’S VOICE A perfect score. Very impressive, Mark. Mark stares through the door. He can see only darkness. MAN’S VOICE (CONT’D) Right this way. End of Prologue.
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