“Well, yeah,” said Jay. “Me too,” said Maddy. “Synced my iPod on one anyway.” “There you are then,” said NaN. “There you are where?” asked Maddy. NaN sighed, glancing around before speaking further. “Certain wavelengths encoded into music. Get the right frequencies and you start to glitch out the middle-ear, send the semi-circular canals crazy. Enough exposure and the listener starts to feel disorientated and dizzy. Headaches, sickness, everything.” “A million things cause those symptoms,” said Maddy. “But you can hear the sonics. Like a mosquito buzzing.” “I didn't hear anything,” said Maddy. “Not everyone can,” said NaN. “Depends how old you are.” “Oh, thanks.” “I heard it,” said Jay. “Like interference, but only when the music was playing.” “Yes, it's smart,” said NaN. “How

