n extremis, organisms revert to those behavioral patterns that seem most familiar, to those instinctual responses that provide the maximum amount of comfort and security. Thus, at the Brown hypertext conference, the Unknown retreat to writing:

Scott manufactures false, often insulting, quotations for some of the famous authors making presentations. Michael Joyce takes the brunt of Scott’s malicious pen.

William builds a language-centered poem revolving around the words “presenter” and “presentation.”

And Dirk produces analytical observations, and dreams of future interpretive essays.