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MURKOFF PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION DIVISION — REGION IV FIELD REPORT
DATE: DECEMBER 12, 1958
SUBJECT: CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT VIA NDEA TESTING MATRIX
EVALUATOR: AGENT W. ARCHER
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CANDIDATE: [REDACTED], ROBIN

AGE: 18 (DOB:08/31/1940)

LOCATION: [REDACTED] HIGH SCHOOL, DISTRICT 12

OBSERVATION SUMMARY:

During the administration of the NDEA-funded aptitude test Section IV Cognitive Interference Battery, Candidate demonstrated an anomalous processing profile. While 94% of tested high school seniors exhibited cognitive delay under high-contrast chromatic interference, Candidate completed the sequence in 11.2 seconds with 0 recorded errors.

When instructed to repeat the test with auditory distraction (klaxon feedback @ 85dB), Candidate’s processing speed INCREASED by 4%.

INTERVIEWER NOTES:

Candidate shows zero emotional attachment to performance.

Candidate turns 18 years of age this academic year, eliminating legal wardship hurdles. Recommend immediate contact with parental units regarding Placement Protocol 9 ("Lathe Sinyala").

STATUS: APPROVED FOR RECRUITMENT.

[They're snatching kids right out of schools for this shit. - PROPELLER]

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MURKOFF FINANCIAL & LEGAL SERVICES — SPECIAL ACQUISITION CONTRACT
DATE: MARCH 14, 1959
CONTRACT REF: PROJECT LATHE / ACQ-0989
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PARTY A: Murkoff Charity Outreach [REDACTED]
PARTY B: [REDACTED] (Legal Guardians of Candidate Robin [REDACTED])

TERMS OF AGREEMENT:

1. Party B agrees to yield full, unrestricted legal guardianship and physical custody of Candidate to Party A under the auspices of "Specialized State Neurological Research & Rehabilitation."

2. Party B agrees that Candidate shall remain in Party A's private care facilities indefinitely, with zero visitation privileges or status updates provided.

3. Party B agrees to file Standard Missing Persons / Runaway Form 104-B with local municipal police no later than 08:00 hrs on March 16, 1959. Party B shall retain sole responsibility for maintaining this cover narrative within their community and extended family.

FINANCIAL DISBURSEMENT:

Upon custody transfer on March 15, 1959, Party A shall issue a lump-sum cashier's check in the amount of $4,500.00 USD to Party B under the description "Institutional Relocation Allowance."

SIGNED:

[SIGNATURE REDACTED] (Father)

[SIGNATURE REDACTED] (Mother)

[SIGNATURE REDACTED] (Murkoff Placement Agent)

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MURKOFF PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION DIVISION — PATIENT DIAGNOSTIC EXCERPT
AUTHOR: DR. H. EASTERMAN
SUBJECT: REAGENT #0989 ("ROBIN")
STATUS: LATHE CONDITIONING PHASE II
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Reagent #0989 presents as a curious specimen. Their intake scores on interference tasks were off the charts, yet in group trials, they act sluggish, clumsy, and utterly devoid of ambition. They play the harmless simpleton with unsettling consistency.

I suspect #0989 is intentionally suppressing performance to stay off my radar. What they fail to realize is that in Sinyala, playing dumb only buys you time until the voltage is turned up.

There is a cold, mechanical rigidity to their posture. They do not react to fear like the others; they calculate. We will shatter that internal scaffolding soon enough.

RECORD NOT FOUND. FILE MAY BE ENCRYPTED OR PURGED.

[I broke the whole fucking thing trying to decrypt the other dossier. It might not be beyond repair? I'll try to recover the files.
- PROPELLER]