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Russianresearchersinthelate1940skeptfivepeopleawakeforfifteendaysusinganexperimentalgasbasedstimulant.Theywerekeptinasealedenvironmenttocarefullymonitortheir
oxygenintakesothegasdidn'tkillthem,sinceitwastoxicinhighconcentrations.Thiswasbeforeclosedcircuitcamerassotheyhadonlymicrophonesand5inchthickglassportholesized
windowsintothechambertomonitorthem.Thechamberwasstockedwithbooks,cotstosleeponbutnobedding,runningwaterandtoilet,andenoughdriedfoodtolastallfiveforovera
month.
ThetestsubjectswerepoliticalprisonersdeemedenemiesofthestateduringWorldWarII.
Everythingwasfineforthefirstfivedaysthesubjectshardlycomplainedhavingbeenpromised(falsely)thattheywouldbefreediftheysubmittedtothetestanddidnotsleepfor30days.Their
conversationsandactivitiesweremonitoredanditwasnotedthattheycontinuedtotalkaboutincreasinglytraumaticincidentsintheirpast,andthegeneraltoneoftheirconversationstookon
adarkeraspectafterthe4daymark.
Afterfivedaystheystartedtocomplainaboutthecircumstancesandeventsthatleadthemtowheretheywereandstartedtodemonstratesevereparanoia.Theystoppedtalkingtoeachother
andbeganalternatelywhisperingtothemicrophonesandonewaymirroredportholes.Oddlytheyallseemedtothinktheycouldwinthetrustoftheexperimentersbyturningovertheir
comrades,theothersubjectsincaptivitywiththem.Atfirsttheresearcherssuspectedthiswasaneffectofthegasitself...
Afterninedaysthefirstofthemstartedscreaming.Heranthelengthofthechamberrepeatedlyyellingatthetopofhislungsfor3hoursstraight,hecontinuedattemptingtoscreambutwas
onlyabletoproduceoccasionalsqueaks.Theresearcherspostulatedthathehadphysicallytornhisvocalcords.Themostsurprisingthingaboutthisbehaviorishowtheothercaptivesreacted
toit...orratherdidn'treacttoit.Theycontinuedwhisperingtothemicrophonesuntilthesecondofthecaptivesstartedtoscream.The2nonscreamingcaptivestookthebooksapart,smeared
pageafterpagewiththeirownfecesandpastedthemcalmlyovertheglassportholes.Thescreamingpromptlystopped.
Sodidthewhisperingtothemicrophones.
After3moredayspassed.Theresearcherscheckedthemicrophoneshourlytomakesuretheywereworking,sincetheythoughtitimpossiblethatnosoundcouldbecomingwith5people
inside.Theoxygenconsumptioninthechamberindicatedthatall5muststillbealive.Infactitwastheamountofoxygen5peoplewouldconsumeataveryheavylevelofstrenuousexercise.
Onthemorningofthe14thdaytheresearchersdidsomethingtheysaidtheywouldnotdotogetareactionfromthecaptives,theyusedtheintercominsidethechamber,hopingtoprovoke
anyresponsefromthecaptivestheywereafraidwereeitherdeadorvegetables.
Theyannounced:"Weareopeningthechambertotestthemicrophonesstepawayfromthedoorandlieflatonthefloororyouwillbeshot.Compliancewillearnoneofyouyourimmediate
freedom."
Totheirsurprisetheyheardasinglephraseinacalmvoiceresponse:"Wenolongerwanttobefreed."
Debatebrokeoutamongtheresearchersandthemilitaryforcesfundingtheresearch.Unabletoprovokeanymoreresponseusingtheintercomitwasfinallydecidedtoopenthechamberat
midnightonthefifteenthday.
Thechamberwasflushedofthestimulantgasandfilledwithfreshairandimmediatelyvoicesfromthemicrophonesbegantoobject.3differentvoicesbeganbegging,asifpleadingforthelifeof
lovedonestoturnthegasbackon.Thechamberwasopenedandsoldierssentintoretrievethetestsubjects.Theybegantoscreamlouderthanever,andsodidthesoldierswhentheysaw
whatwasinside.Fourofthefivesubjectswerestillalive,althoughnoonecouldrightlycallthestatethatanyofthemin'life.'
Thefoodrationspastday5hadnotbeensomuchastouched.Therewerechunksofmeatfromthedeadtestsubject'sthighsandcheststuffedintothedraininthecenterofthechamber,
blockingthedrainandallowing4inchesofwatertoaccumulateonthefloor.Preciselyhowmuchofthewateronthefloorwasactuallybloodwasneverdetermined.Allfour'surviving'test
subjectsalsohadlargeportionsofmuscleandskintornawayfromtheirbodies.Thedestructionoffleshandexposedboneontheirfingertipsindicatedthatthewoundswereinflictedbyhand,
notwithteethastheresearchersinitiallythought.Closerexaminationofthepositionandanglesofthewoundsindicatedthatmostifnotallofthemwereselfinflicted.
Theabdominalorgansbelowtheribcageofallfourtestsubjectshadbeenremoved.Whiletheheart,lungsanddiaphragmremainedinplace,theskinandmostofthemusclesattachedtothe
ribshadbeenrippedoff,exposingthelungsthroughtheribcage.Allthebloodvesselsandorgansremainedintact,theyhadjustbeentakenoutandlaidonthefloor,fanningoutaroundthe
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evisceratedbutstilllivingbodiesofthesubjects.Thedigestivetractofallfourcouldbeseentobeworking,digestingfood.Itquicklybecameapparentthatwhattheyweredigestingwastheir
ownfleshthattheyhadrippedoffandeatenoverthecourseofdays.

MostofthesoldierswereRussianspecialoperativesatthefacility,butstillmanyrefusedtoreturntothechambertoremovethetestsubjects.Theycontinuedtoscreamtobeleftinthe
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Toeveryone'ssurprisethetestsubjectsputupafiercefightintheprocessofbeingremovedfromthechamber.OneoftheRussiansoldiersdiedfromhavinghisthroatrippedout,anotherwas
gravelyinjuredbyhavinghistesticlesrippedoffandanarteryinhislegseveredbyoneofthesubject'steeth.Another5ofthesoldierslosttheirlivesifyoucountonesthatcommittedsuicidein
theweeksfollowingtheincident.
Inthestruggleoneofthefourlivingsubjectshadhisspleenrupturedandhebledoutalmostimmediately.Themedicalresearchersattemptedtosedatehimbutthisprovedimpossible.Hewas
injectedwithmorethantentimesthehumandoseofamorphinederivativeandstillfoughtlikeacorneredanimal,breakingtheribsandarmofonedoctor.Whenheartwasseentobeatforafull
twominutesafterhehadbledouttothepointtherewasmoreairinhisvascularsystemthanblood.Evenafteritstoppedhecontinuedtoscreamandflailforanother3minutes,strugglingto
attackanyoneinreachandjustrepeatingtheword"MORE"overandover,weakerandweaker,untilhefinallyfellsilent.
Thesurvivingthreetestsubjectswereheavilyrestrainedandmovedtoamedicalfacility,thetwowithintactvocalcordscontinuouslybeggingforthegasdemandingtobekeptawake...
Themostinjuredofthethreewastakentotheonlysurgicaloperatingroomthatthefacilityhad.Intheprocessofpreparingthesubjecttohavehisorgansplacedbackwithinhisbodyitwas
foundthathewaseffectivelyimmunetothesedativetheyhadgivenhimtopreparehimforthesurgery.Hefoughtfuriouslyagainsthisrestraintswhentheanestheticgaswasbroughtouttoput
himunder.Hemanagedtotearmostofthewaythrougha4inchwideleatherstrapononewrist,eventhroughtheweightofa200poundsoldierholdingthatwristaswell.Ittookonlyalittle
moreanestheticthannormaltoputhimunder,andtheinstanthiseyelidsflutteredandclosed,hisheartstopped.Intheautopsyofthetestsubjectthatdiedontheoperatingtableitwasfound
thathisbloodhadtriplethenormallevelofoxygen.Hismusclesthatwerestillattachedtohisskeletonwerebadlytornandhehadbroken9bonesinhisstruggletonotbesubdued.Mostof
themwerefromtheforcehisownmuscleshadexertedonthem.
Thesecondsurvivorhadbeenthefirstofthegroupoffivetostartscreaming.Hisvocalcordsdestroyedhewasunabletobegorobjecttosurgery,andheonlyreactedbyshakinghishead
violentlyindisapprovalwhentheanestheticgaswasbroughtnearhim.Heshookhisheadyeswhensomeonesuggested,reluctantly,theytrythesurgerywithoutanesthetic,anddidnotreact
fortheentire6hourprocedureofreplacinghisabdominalorgansandattemptingtocoverthemwithwhatremainedofhisskin.Thesurgeonpresidingstatedrepeatedlythatitshouldbe
medicallypossibleforthepatienttostillbealive.Oneterrifiednurseassistingthesurgerystatedthatshehadseenthepatientsmouthcurlintoasmileseveraltimes,wheneverhiseyesmet
hers.
Whenthesurgeryendedthesubjectlookedatthesurgeonandbegantowheezeloudly,attemptingtotalkwhilestruggling.Assumingthismustbesomethingofdrasticimportancethe
surgeonhadapenandpadfetchedsothepatientcouldwritehismessage.Itwassimple."Keepcutting."
Theothertwotestsubjectsweregiventhesamesurgery,bothwithoutanestheticaswell.Althoughtheyhadtobeinjectedwithaparalyticforthedurationoftheoperation.Thesurgeonfoundit
impossibletoperformtheoperationwhilethepatientslaughedcontinuously.Onceparalyzedthesubjectscouldonlyfollowtheattendingresearcherswiththeireyes.Theparalyticclearedtheir
systeminanabnormallyshortperiodoftimeandtheyweresoontryingtoescapetheirbonds.Themomenttheycouldspeaktheywereagainaskingforthestimulantgas.Theresearchers
triedaskingwhytheyhadinjuredthemselves,whytheyhadrippedouttheirowngutsandwhytheywantedtobegiventhegasagain.
Onlyoneresponsewasgiven:"Imustremainawake."
Allthreesubject'srestraintswerereinforcedandtheywereplacedbackintothechamberawaitingdeterminationastowhatshouldbedonewiththem.Theresearchers,facingthewrathoftheir
military'benefactors'forhavingfailedthestatedgoalsoftheirprojectconsideredeuthanizingthesurvivingsubjects.Thecommandingofficer,anexKGBinsteadsawpotential,andwantedto
seewhatwouldhappeniftheywereputbackonthegas.Theresearchersstronglyobjected,butwereoverruled.
InpreparationforbeingsealedinthechamberagainthesubjectswereconnectedtoanEEGmonitorandhadtheirrestraintspaddedforlongtermconfinement.Toeveryone'ssurpriseallthree
stoppedstrugglingthemomentitwasletslipthattheyweregoingbackonthegas.Itwasobviousthatatthispointallthreewereputtingupagreatstruggletostayawake.Oneofsubjects
thatcouldspeakwashummingloudlyandcontinuouslythemutesubjectwasstraininghislegsagainsttheleatherbondswithallhismight,firstleft,thenright,thenleftagainforsomethingto
focuson.Theremainingsubjectwasholdinghisheadoffhispillowandblinkingrapidly.HavingbeenthefirsttobewiredforEEGmostoftheresearchersweremonitoringhisbrainwavesin
surprise.Theywerenormalmostofthetimebutsometimesflatlinedinexplicably.Itlookedasifhewererepeatedlysufferingbraindeath,beforereturningtonormal.Astheyfocusedonpaper
scrollingoutofthebrainwavemonitoronlyonenursesawhiseyesslipshutatthesamemomenthisheadhitthepillow.Hisbrainwavesimmediatelychangedtothatofdeepsleep,then
flatlinedforthelasttimeashisheartsimultaneouslystopped.
Theonlyremainingsubjectthatcouldspeakstartedscreamingtobesealedinnow.Hisbrainwavesshowedthesameflatlinesasonewhohadjustdiedfromfallingasleep.Thecommander
gavetheordertosealthechamberwithbothsubjectsinside,aswellas3researchers.Oneofthenamedthreeimmediatelydrewhisgunandshotthecommanderpointblankbetweenthe
eyes,thenturnedthegunonthemutesubjectandblewhisbrainsoutaswell.
Hepointedhisgunattheremainingsubject,stillrestrainedtoabedastheremainingmembersofthemedicalandresearchteamfledtheroom."Iwon'tbelockedinherewiththesethings!Not
withyou!"hescreamedatthemanstrappedtothetable."WHATAREYOU?"hedemanded."Imustknow!"
Thesubjectsmiled.
"Haveyouforgottensoeasily?"Thesubjectasked."Weareyou.Wearethemadnessthatlurkswithinyouall,beggingtobefreeateverymomentinyourdeepestanimalmind.Wearewhat
youhidefrominyourbedseverynight.Wearewhatyousedateintosilenceandparalysiswhenyougotothenocturnalhavenwherewecannottread."
Theresearcherpaused.Thenaimedatthesubject'sheartandfired.TheEEGflatlinedasthesubjectweaklychokedout,"So...nearly...free..."

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