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Atlas of the Shift

Homo sapiens lycanus

Twenty-six copperplates from Werewolves in Theory. Physiology, LERV loci, prodrome, community management. Click a plate for the extracted specification.

Six teaching plates remain the short course. These are the pictures.

Title plate: Werewolves in Theory

PROJECT LCAN · VOLUME II

Werewolves in Theory

A Complete Theoretical Biology of Homo sapiens lycanus

The plates

I — XXVI

PROJECT LCAN · LERV FRAMEWORK

Lycian specification

Taxon
Homo sapiens lycanus — Project LCAN
Substrate
Human. The wolf does not appear. The man does not disappear.
Trigger
LR-1 temporal integrator. Opposition-surge 415 nm + melatonin gate. 90–120 min dark-adapted ramp.
Ignition
Adrenal Bypass, 60–90 s. Norepinephrine-dominant. Full phenotype 10–20 min. Duration 4–6 h.
Form
Crouched biped. Human skull. Hydraulic snarl. Pseudo-coat of erect hair + sebum. Hands stay hands.
Skeleton
Unchanged Homo sapiens. 206 bones. Plantigrade. No tail, no rostrum, no carnassials.
Engine
Muscle Pump +20–30% volume. 90–95% of cardiac output to muscle. Strength 3–5× by uncapped recruitment.
Heat
2,000–2,800 W. Pulsed Interval ~4 s. Core 38.5–40 °C.
Senses
OR repertoire ~580–640. Detection 15–20×. VNO born-only. Pupils 8–9 mm. No tapetum.
Mind
PFC down. Amygdala at ceiling. Language off. Procedural memory on. Encoding 40–60%.
Genome
LERV ~800 kya, H. heidelbergensis. Chr 6 / 11 / 17 / 5. gag-pol-env intact.
Inheritance
Polygenic threshold. Born = germline. Bitten = 3–8% somatic. Europe ~1 in 600–900 full-shift.
Metal
Ag⁺ at Complex IV copper centres. Cascade Propagation. Trace diet is safe; wound salts are not.
Co-factor
LERV-CF hexapeptides — unique to human tissue. The hunger is specified.
Repair
Two-week wound → 4–5 days (born). TERT 3–4×. NAMPT. Monthly senolytic hormesis.

Extracted from Werewolves in Theory, Volume II of The Theory Series. © 2026 Z. Reynolds. Phenotype lock: human skull, hydraulic snarl, pseudo-coat of erect hair — not a quadrupedal wolf.