{"product_id":"a-mild-case-of-existential-dread","title":"A Mild Case of Existential Dread","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eField Report 802 \/\/\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eJunior Archivist Xylos \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewas meant to watch the world, never to bleed into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHis mandate was simple: maintain professional distance, document the \u003cem\u003ePost-Secondary Social Construct\u003c\/em\u003e, and file reports on the slow grinding collapse of a species that prefers arguing over flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSuddenly, his ship fails him, gravity claims its due, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ehe's drafted into the very world he was ordered to study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eStranded on a fog-shrouded mountain in British Columbia, his professional distance vanishes. \u003cem\u003eSubjects\u003c\/em\u003e become classmates, \u003cem\u003epatterns in discourse\u003c\/em\u003e become conversations with friends, and \u003cem\u003esocial norms\u003c\/em\u003e become Tuesday afternoons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eEquipped with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"18\"\u003eQualia-Graph, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea device capable of stripping away the surface brine of human habit to reveal the truth hidden below our behaviours, Xylos points it at everything: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethe \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003ealgorithmic loneliness\u003c\/b\u003e of an infinite scroll, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethe \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\"\u003efossilized ego\u003c\/b\u003e of the political stage, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethe \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13,0\" data-index-in-node=\"131\"\u003eaged remains\u003c\/b\u003e of a dream someone forgot to pursue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eBut as the blade of his research hits bedrock, he discovers something the \u003cem\u003eDepartment of Cosmic Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e never warned him about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eHe finds something old. Something deliberate. Something strange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eAnd he learns that the deeper you dig into the human soul, the harder it is to remain just an observer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThese are his field reports on the matter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA collection of notes on what happens when an alien \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003estops watching the world and starts belonging to it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEDITION DETAILS:\u003cbr\u003e→ Limited first edition of 500 copies\u003cbr\u003e→ Premium offset printing\u003cbr\u003e→ 240+ pages,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*ONLY 200 COPIES LEFT*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHIPPING:\u003cbr\u003ePre-orders will be fulfilled in Summer 2026. You'll receive an email when your copy ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRANSPARENCY NOTE:\u003cbr\u003eThis is an independently published book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-orders fund the printing of this limited edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you believe in weird, ambitious literature that doesn't fit the mold—this is your chance to make it exist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parquecasa Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45314505375916,"sku":"FIELD-REPORTS-001","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/parquecasapublishing.com\/products\/a-mild-case-of-existential-dread","provider":"Parquecasa Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}