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MAY-THAVEE NAYAMAPHA'S LANDSCAPE OF THE MOON Recurring dreams so real that one can feel pain and pleasure, eventually lost any sense of reality within one ’s own universe, and disappears as if never existed. Such symptoms of mythical illness called “Moon Zero Syndrome”, popular among catholic schoolgirls in the Eastern Seaboard region during 2000s, early days of web board, self published and fan fiction. The story, possibly created to accompany an urban legend “rock from the moon” that existed long before. The myth gradually lost popularity as new generations move on. Meanwhile, cases of missing persons silently increases. a catholic schoolgirl unintentionally discovers disappearance of Gamer Pink, an internet influencer. Gamer Pink has been gone from people’s memory as if she never existed. Yet, there’re still digital footprints, here and there, in cache and blockchains. Dreams are complex and still scientifically unknown in many respects. In 2000s, early days of web board, blogging, online chats, self published and fan fiction, an urban legend regarding “rock from the moon” spreading among catholic schoolgirls in the Eastern Seaboard (Sriracha district, Pattaya city, Mueang Rayong district) with alarming details that had been overlooked for decades. “Rock from the moon”, whether referring to an object or a concept, is unverified but said to have power to grant wishes. Once a person’s wishes fulfilled, there would be sacrifices in exchange. There’re reports that some girls experienced symptoms of what could be called Moon Zero Syndrome. However, most cases were dismissed as vivid dream or lucid dream. In serious cases involved fatality would be regarded as drug related. By the time GeoCities (web hosting) became inactive in 2009, and local web hosting service in Thailand moving on to the next phase of technology, all data are lost. Although some may be stored in archive or deep in blockchain somewhere, it’s still beyond end user’s reach. Around 2010, a mysterious report of an ongoing study (then) suggested that a type of aswang can either infiltrate dreams or move through “spacetime”. The study seemed to accept the existence of multiverse, and also suggested that “a specific type of aswang” searching / feeding on victims in such a way. Between 2014 - 2016, well documented cases discovered, completed with interviews, medical reports and videos of certain events. Unfortunately, one of head researchers seemed to go overboard by suggesting supernatural elements in the study. In a personal comment, “there’s a type of aswang… be able to transcend spacetime, travel through multiverse, feeding on unsuspecting victims, going back and forth between infinite possibilities… victims believed they are experiencing déjà vu or in a lucid dream. In fact, they or a version of themselves are being drained in another multiverse”. The researcher refused to omit such comments from the study, and the paper was rejected from publication. He lost all credibilities in academic world, and died of COVID-19 in 2020. |
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