Have you ever felt it -- that strange sensation? The realization of individual existence in a surging sea of billions -- breathing, thinking, feeling, in the tick of time called now? That surreal ambiance when you stop and find your own allotted speck of space -- to notice the cognitive island that is you? It brings out the explorer in you. You traverse every corner and discover the indigenous singularities, map them, and build a fortress -- with a drawbridge between you and the rest of the world.   ¶ 2:52 AM