[Publius]

Yeah, it's good to get a jump on the suicidal depression.

Think of it as the Great Disintegration. Forewarned is forearmed.

[Still Thinking]

Think of it as the Great Disintegration. Forewarned is forearmed.

Or maybe the basic premise of AS is true and it has to get this bad in order to get better. That concept is why my interest in the plot got much greater about halfway through the book.