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-Look in ☰ menu above. Maybe I moved it. Write me if no luck.
+Look in &#9776; menu above. Either I moved it and didn't write the redirect code correctly or I deleted it because it is obsolete or I realized it was evil. Write me if you can't find it and really want it. I will either dig it up for you or direct you to the new and improved version. Or cut out the middle man and search <https://web.archive.org>.
 
 

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-I am happy to hear from those who have either read my [whole book](/back/faq#objections) or paid me for a [consultation](/back/services#consult).- email: info {at} andrewdurham.com - text/voicemail: +1 541 210 8470 (in the US) [darkroomretreat.com](/)
+### contactI am happy to hear from those who have either read my [whole book](/back/faq#objections) or paid me for a [consultation](/back/services#consult).- email: info {at} andrewdurham.com - text/voicemail: +1 541 210 8470 (in the US) [darkroomretreat.com](/)

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+### pay
+
+I accept payments by:
+
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+- [Wise: andrewd1878](https://wise.com/share/andrewd1878) (formerly Transferwise)
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+- [PayPal](https://bit.ly/paypalandrew) (works for credit cards. Add 4% to cover fees)
+- Cryptocurrency: Litecoin, Bitcoin, Ether, Dash. Write me for addresses. 
+- Cash, check, money order, metal, Goldbacks, bank transfer, deposit, commodities, or ??: email me. Include your location.

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+#### contact
+
+1. Name
+2. Email
+3. Phone number
+4. Good times to call
+
+#### quiz
+
+1. What is the purpose of a hygienic retreat?
+2. What heals you in darkness?
+3. What does this mean you should do with your will and attention?
+4. What must you always do when standing or sitting in darkness?
+5. Where is a good place to put your attention most of the time?
+6. What is the maximum total time per day you should put your attention on your visual field?
+7. If a retreat becomes too uncomfortable, what are 4 things you can do to slow it down and keep retreating?
+8. How much does a silent location matter for a successful retreat?
+9. How much does the air you breathe weigh compared to the food you eat?
+10. What does this imply about the importance of continuous fresh air?
+
+#### personal
+
+- Respond simply: 1-3 sentences are usually enough.
+- There are no trick questions.
+
+1. What percentage of my book have you read? (Please read everything, though the lists of instructions in the last 3 chapters are optional.)
+2. How much would you like to retreat, on a scale of 1-10?
+3. What dark retreats have you done or attempted?
+4. Why would you like to do a hygienic darkroom retreat rather than another kind?
+5. How does the frugivorous menu sound to you?
+6. Would you like to maintain silence during your retreat? (You communicate with notes and claps, I talk minimally.)
+7. What will you be doing the week after the retreat?
+8. What fears or beliefs do you have that might interfere with your retreat, eg, nyctophobia (fear of the dark), claustrophobia? How will you handle them? What special support might you need?
+9. What do you think of the idea that the people of our lifeway—and virtually all those touched by us—are psychotic? Assuming it is true, what significant effects of retreating in darkness might you experience in your psyche, for better or worse, and why would you say so?
+10. What is your philosophy or religion?
+11. What is its significance to you?
+12. What substances, prescription or otherwise, do you use? Which ones in the past had much effect?
+13. Please add anything else you would like to.
+

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-								<li><a href="/back/bio">bio, contact</a></li>
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 - ways to [participate](/back/participate)
 - [me](/back/bio)
 
-### contact
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-### newsletter
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 ### site history
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 [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org) does a fair job of tracking the changes.
 
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_pages/air.md

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 The short version is 168 x 266 x 84 thick. If an even smaller vent is required:
 
-- use thin cardboard and trim the protruding walls
+- use thin cardboard
+	- slide all baffles leftward, maintaining 32 (and 34) spacing
+	- trim the protruding walls
 - use black posterboard for walls instead of cardboard
 - shrink the design proportionally
 - use my old helix-z vent in the zip file
 
-With thought and experiment, every engineering problem can be solved. This is the awesome and terrifying power of technique: of physics and engineering. Let us use it to our advantage, for the purpose of coming back to life.
+With thought and experiment, every engineering problem can be solved. This is the awesome and terrifying power of _technique_: of physics and engineering. Let us use it to our advantage, for the purpose of coming back to life.
 
 #### threshold
 
-A bedroom door often has a gap under it, at the threshold, for ventilation. A threshold vent uses this gap to let air through but not light. The design adapts to door width, door thickness, and gap under the door. Also, it adapts to how much light is outside the door.
+A bedroom door often has a gap under it, at the threshold, for ventilation. A threshold vent uses this gap to let air through but not light. The design adapts to door width, door thickness, and gap under the door. It also adapts to how much light is outside the door.
 
-If the gap is greater than 40, add wood to bottom of door or build up threshold with boards. Or modify the vent's design using its principles. If less than 13, use black paper in place of fleece for the vent baffle, along with black paper over the threshold. If less than 6, consider trimming the bottom of the door. Or find another way to ventilate the room.
+If the gap is greater than 40, add wood to bottom of door or build up threshold with boards. Or modify the vent's design. If less than 13, use black paper in place of fleece for the vent baffle, along with black paper over the threshold. If less than 6, trim the bottom of the door or find another way to ventilate the room.
 
-Just the vent walls are enough if the light outside the door is dim. If bright, use one or two hoods as well. 
+If the light outside the door is dim, just the vent walls are enough. If bright, use one or two hoods as well. You can add them later after testing.
 
-Usually, you need to darken it anyway. Either you need a path to a bathroom. Or your supporter need to get in without lighting you up. Cover windows in the hallway. Make a curtain across the hallway with a dark blanket fixed to the walls and ceiling with tape or tacks.
+Usually, you need to darken the area outside your door anyway. Either you need a path to a bathroom. Or your supporter needs to get in without lighting up your room. Cover windows in the hallway. Make a curtain across the hallway with a dark blanket fixed to the walls and ceiling with tape or tacks.
 
 Or make a [removable partition](https://andrewdurham.shutterfly.com/313). It's a wooden frame a little wider than the hallway so it wedges in place at an angle. It has a fleece seal around the frame. It is filled with black plastic sheeting. It is penetrated by ducting or universal vents as needed.
 
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 2. prepare pattern with instructions in [fabricate](/make#fabricate)
 3. cardboard
 	- fold at creases a little past 90° 
-	- edges of hood that fold into each other: crush to 45° so that edges of outer facing of cardboard touch
-	- put glue into creases before folding cardboard into final shape. Hold vent pieces in position with books and boards while glue dries.
+	- edges of hood that fold into each other: crush to 45° so that edges of outer facing of cardboard meet
+	- put glue into creases (except hood flange crease) before folding cardboard into final shape. Hold vent pieces in position with books and boards while glue dries.
 	- glue the seals onto hood, long skinny ones first
+	- put glue into hood flange crease and hold in position till it dries
 4. line wall and hood pieces with muslin, except on flaps, gluing it on
 5. position one vent wall on door so that it is 5 above high point of floor in swing area of door. Tack in place with masking tape. Once it is perfect, mark its position with tape. Duplicate marks on the other side of the door.
 6. attach muslin over area of door that vent will cover. Width: 420. Length: from 20 above wall on one side to same height on other, wrapped under the door. Use double-sided tape. Seal with finger nail. If no hood is needed, masking tape works, too. Use wall as guide or remove it and use tape marks. Remove wall afterward.

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-Page moved to [resource > laws](/resource/laws/)
+Page moved. See [laws](/f/laws/)

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 - Marion Abbott, for friendship, overflowing transworld conversations, and constant in-the-trenches support starting 2016
-- Simen Kirkerød, friend, host, serious retreater and observer, with loads of ideas and help since 2013
+- Simen Kirkerød, friend, host, serious retreater and observer, with loads of ideas and help since 2013
 - Johan Järlind: investor-partner, retreat supporter, confidant, and friend in critical years 2012-13. You gave me so much, I'm speechless except... thank you.
 - Chrissy Weisgard: friend, host, client, morale-booster since 2009
 

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 		- initiated into hygiene by [Frederic Patenaude](https://fredericpatenaude.com), author of _The Raw Secrets_, which I edited and co-published.
 		- _Do You Really Need Eyeglasses?_, Marilyn B. Rosanes-Berrett
 		- _Fit for Life_, Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
-		- [*Science and Fine Art of Natural Hygiene*](/nhs.pdf), Herbert Shelton
+		- [*Science and Fine Art of Natural Hygiene*](/f/hygiene.pdf), Herbert Shelton
 		- _The 80/10/10 Diet_, [Dr Douglas Graham](https://foodnsport.com)
 	- _Introduction to Human Technology_ and _Human Technology_, William Arthur Evans (thanks to friend, Sterling Voss, for finding this rare work)
 

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 Born 1971, Twin Falls, Idaho. 
 
-My family and elders trained me to think and to make things.
+My family and elders trained me to think and to make things. I'm a little autistic. I can extrapolate correct analyses from little data.
 
 At 16, [joy overwhelmed me](/conjecture/rapture). It inspired me to investigate its cause full-time for 21 years. I independently studied philosophy, health, and design, interests bequeathed by my parents. I tested my findings while traveling America. I lived outside, with friends and relatives, and in small groups I met. I played music, did odd jobs, and built alternative shelters.
 
-In 2008, I discovered darkness as the means nature provides us to heal from trauma, the cause of our suffering. Out of this came the [*darkness conjecture*](/conjecture/), the concept of the restful use of darkness in support of the self​-healing psyche. I began focusing on:
+In 2008, I discovered darkness as the means nature provides us to heal from trauma, the cause of our suffering. Out of this came the [*darkness conjecture*](/conjecture/), the concept of the restful use of darkness in support of the self​-healing psyche. Since then, I have:
 
-- designing and building darkrooms
-- doing and supporting retreats in America, Guatemala, Sweden, Norway, Spain, and Czech Republic
-- giving talks and consulting for readers
-- refining and documenting my work at [darkroomretreat.com](/). 
+- designed, built, and upgraded darkrooms (30 in America, Guatemala, Sweden, Norway, Spain, and Czech Republic, consulting on 4 more, all in 4 climates on 4 continents)
+- retreated (27 times, from 2-7 days) and supported retreats (30)
+- given talks (14) and consulted for readers worldwide
+- refined my work, documenting it at [darkroomretreat.com](/)
 
-2013 brought [proof of concept](/report/2x3-day) and a rewriting of the conjecture into this book. Development of the model of hygienic darkroom retreating ended in late 2019. All details of theory, protocol, and design were worked out. It became a practical solution. The phase of application began: bringing the solution to the world. 
-
-The [ladder](/format#ladder) is a step toward it, as well as the expansion of my [services](/back/services).
+[Proof of concept](/report/2x3-day) came in 2013. I rewrote the conjecture as this book. Development of the model of hygienic darkroom retreating ended in late 2019. All details of theory, protocol, and design were worked out. It became a practical solution. The phase of application began: bringing the solution to the world. 
 
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