Jonah

Fanciful term for twin, metal antennae attached to an ancient [[television|television]].

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<<setStatic 300>>You're at the [[doctor's|doctor]] office, [[reading|reading]] a book to pass the time until your [[appointment|appointment]].

<<setStatic 10>>You don't get enough sleep. Never have. \n\nIt's a wonder you're even in [[class|classroom]].

<<setStatic 4800>>And [[noticing|office]] always makes it worse.

[[you might have this forever|end2]]

[[Noyb|http://noyb.retroremakes.com]], 2013\nMade in [[Twine|http://gimcrackd.com/etc/src/]]\n

Whatever [[it|night]] is.

<<setStatic 10>>The professor lectures.\n\nYou take notes on auto-pilot.\n\nVerbatim, for [[later analysis|tired]].

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Streetlamps burn into your eyes, follow you as you [[walk|night2]].

It could be worse. \nBut you [[can't do better|better]].

<<setStatic 600>>They [[test|tests4]] your near vision.

You step off the [[street|street]], meet your friends at the [[usual place|place]].

<<setStatic 3000>>[[eye|doctor]]

<<setStatic 800>>They [[test|tests7]] the way electrical impulses flow in your brain.

<<setStatic 700>>They [[test|tests6]] the shape of your brain.

<<setStatic 300>>A [[neuro|brain]]-[[ophthalmologist|eye]], according to the placard in the [[waiting room|office]].

New mean?\n\nContinuing trend?\n\n[[Noisy|noisy]] equipment?

[[About]]

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<<silently>>\n<<set $treatment = "no">>\n<<set $cause = "no">>\n<<set $prognosis = "no">>\n<<setStatic 100>><<endsilently>>Imagine, if you will, an old [[television set|television]].

Physical constraints. \n\nSignal processing. \n\nFlaky [[antennae|adjusting]].

<<setStatic 100000>>[[unknown|end]]

Long lists of substances and actions.\n\nWhat to take.\n\nWhat to do.\n\nWhat to avoid.\n\n[[Nothing standard. Different for every person.|meaning]]\n<<set $treatment = "yes">>

Visual Snow

<<setStatic 600>>You miss [[reading|reading2]] the most.

Migraines? \n\nFlashbacks? \n\nDehydration? \n\nChemical imbalance?\n\nA neural pathway no longer filtering out the [[noise|meaning]]?\n<<set $cause = "yes">>

<<setStatic 400>>They [[test|tests2]] your eyesight.

They call your name.\n\nYou tell them what you remember.\n\nThey run their [[tests|tests]].\n\nAnd tell you [[what they think|diagnosis]].

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<<setStatic 500>>They [[test|tests3]] your distance vision.

(Or has it been longer? The timeline is already starting to get muddled in your brain, which still isn't ready to consciously acknowledge [[it|whatever]].)

<<setStatic 25>>This is the [[best|best]] you can do.\n\nThis [[snowy image|transition]].

<<setStatic 2000>>And spend the [[night|night3]] in the usual way.

<<setStatic 5>>You're in a [[classroom|classroom]].\n[[Tired|tired]]. [[Unfocused|unfocused]].

<<setStatic 5000>>Visual snow.\n\nBlanket term for a group of loosely related symptoms.\n\n<<if $cause eq "no">>[[Cause?|cause]]<<else>>[[Cause?|cause]] Unknown.<<setStatic 10000>><<endif>>\n\n<<if $treatment eq "no">>[[Treatment?|treatment]]<<else>>[[Treatment?|treatment]] Unknown<<setStatic 10000>><<endif>>\n\n<<if $cause eq "yes">><<if $treatment eq "yes">>[[Prognosis?|prognosis]]<<setStatic 50000>><<endif>><<endif>>

<<setStatic 1200>>You can't read for long without [[noticing|reading3]].

<<setStatic 1000>>And then they tell you [[what they think|diagnosis]].

<<setStatic 110000>>[[...|night]]

<<setStatic 100000>>[[...|office]]

[[Deviations|deviations]] from normal expectations.\n\nAltered reactions to various standard stimuli.\n

<<setStatic 5000>>[[Where are my rabbit ears|always]]?

<<setStatic 20>>A small seminar room.\nDesks and chalkboards.\nStudents and teacher.\nThe topic isn't relevant.\n\nSomething about the [[carpeting|carpet]] catches your eye.

[[Rabbit ears|rabbit ears]] askew, searching for a [[signal|signal]] to display.

You collapse into your bed.\n\n[[It's still there|transition3]] when you close your eyes.

<<setStatic 2500>>[[visual snow|meaning]]

<<setStatic 3000>>[[brain|doctor]]

<<setStatic 400>>Always.\n\nBold claim for [[three months|timeline]] of half-observed data.\n\nData you try your hardest to ignore as [[data|data]].\n\nBut you know it's [[true|night]].\n

<<setStatic 100>>The signal is weak, airborne, lossy. \n\nYou [[adjust the rabbit ears|adjusting]].

<<setStatic 10000>>[[...|school]]

<<setStatic 400>>They [[test|tests5]] your field of view.

You lean against the countertop, order the usual [[drink|drink]].

They have a [[name|name]] for it, \nbut they don't know [[what it is|meaning]].

<<setStatic 400>>It's night.\n[[It's|whatever]] [[always|always]] worse at [[night|night2]].

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