Admittedly, something like that could mean a lot of things. Murphy was already starting to note the effect that these things have on people.

Of course, it could also be a product of being in space for so long. If anyone asked, there was no dying that Murphy himself was starting to feel the heavy weight of madness close down on him. But that wasn't anything new, for a guy who had spent years never seeing the sun.

No, this was something different. Murphy remembered the woman in the hallway, and the network. People were losing it. They just didn't know it yet.

"I dunno how to explain it -- but I think it's affecting everybody differently. Just don't do it. Put it on, I mean. That's all I'm saying."