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[He takes in a startled breath through his teeth, but quickly composes himself. More or less. The notebook, however, hurriedly snaps shut in his hands.]

I hadn't considered that. Are you suggesting that, not only the withdrawl symptoms, but the entire city is a drug-fueled hallucination?

...It would explain why so many people here don't seem to care that their health is at risk. Not if their brains are addled.