Special thanks and gratitude to Absolution research assistant Andy Marlowe, a multidisciplinary artist and writer (Instagram: @bedroom__culture; website: andymarlowe.com). In addition to providing the divider images between the parts of this novel, Marlowe wrote new translations of the Franz Schubert song cycle Winter Journey, psyops variations on the songs, and alligator versions of the songs. Research included compiling monthly reports on sea wrack along the Forgotten Coast, as well as information on biohazard facilities, CIA mind-control experiments, psychopaths, darkrooms, and cultural and historical sites in North Florida. As ever, any errors in using this research are my own.