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One of Sci's favorite holidays is here! I've got my costume on! I've got PILES AND PILES OF CANDY!!! And to you, I present...lycanthropy. And yes, it's actually real. Just not quite in the way that you think. Head over the Neurotic Physiology and check it out!
Happy Halloween!