The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by Arnold, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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ALSO BY DAVID ARNOLD TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION CONTENTS THIS IS → PART ONE

1 → that sadness feels heavier underwater 2 → the delicate triangle 3 → some thoughts on Iverton and home and walking while walking home through Iverton 4 → a concise history of me, part nineteen 5 → I am thinking about wolves again 6 → the further away, the stronger the urge 7 → I go to some dumb party 8 → the sunlit narrative of Philip Parish 9 → they are talking about Tweedy and college and things of that nature 10 → exit the robot 11 → Circuit, a conversation 12 → unfortunate fates 13 → a concise history of me, part twenty-two 14 → my new sweater

LOOK, IT’S → PART TWO

15 → the fog 16 → that night in a dream I am suspended from the ceiling 17 → passage of time (I) 18 → the colors and quirks of Penny Oakman 19 → OMG 20 → one school is like the other 21 → joyous virgins 22 → dinge beginnen für Norbert weirden zu bekommen 23 → the pros and cons of Penny Oakman 24 → the arpanet, the golden age, and an exclusive look inside the first celebrity canine wedding! 25 → monsters 26 → a concise history of me, part twenty-six 27 → application

NOW FOR → PART THREE

28 → I think writing is less about the words and more about the silence between them 29 → ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes 30 → between my sixth viewing and falling asleep 31 → between the moon and LA 32 → Sara, a regrettably brief conversation 33 → Circuit, another conversation 34 → the vase 35 → that sadness feels heavier suspended in midair 36 → harmjoy 37 → action item number two 38 → passage of time (II) 39 → a concise history of me, part twenty-nine 40 → senioritis 41 → s’BOOk-tastic! 42 → the tender arms of madness

PRESENTING → PART FOUR

43 → Mark Wahlberg has a very refined palate 44 → to the Wormhole, through the Wormhole 45 → two weeks a tide 46 → a concise history of me, part thirty-two 47 → just another yard 48 → the life and times of Mr. Elam 49 → productivity begets productivity

YOU GUESSED IT → PART FIVE

50 → omen 51 → fifty shades of beige 52 → hypnotik returns 53 → over one billion served 54 → masks 55 → meanwhile, on my fun gay ballsack 56 → revolution in their bones 57 → Philip Parish, a conversation 58 → and the bird sang 59 → hey there, slugger 60 → fabrics and flapjacks 61 → the curious case of Len Kowalski 62 → floods 63 → a concise history of me, part thirty-seven 64 → give thought, receive advice, take action

HERE IS → PART SIX

65 → this can only get better 66 → moby dick sucks 67 → alone or lonely 68 → #blessed 69 → attractions, coming and going 70 → (no subject) 71 → there are two kinds of plans 72 → what I think when I look down on the clouds 73 → planes, trains, and glockenspiels 74 → Manhattan State University is not in Manhattan, nor is Manhattan a state 75 → girl, faded 76 → Ava Phoenix, a conversation 77 → the advancing world

YES, IT IS TIME FOR → PART SEVEN

78 → but first, a drink 79 → and the ice 80 → facing the world as Penelope Oakman 81 → the herculean curtain call 82 → a concise history of me, part forty 83 → the cursor blinks 84 → Piedmont 85 → the oracle 86 → just pretend you live here 87 → the closest word 88 → mirrored lives 89 → passage of time (III) 90 → relive 91 → the contingency of caring 92 → peculiar way 93 → the maze 94 → affectionate roots

AND FINALLY → PART EIGHT

95 → my immortal tree 96 → our best lives 97 → animals 98 → the sun will rise 99 → and how perfect 100 → a beautiful piece of land epilogue → and lo! the world emerges a strange and fascinating place

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS