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<blockquote>To be read IN ITS ENTIRETY before opening. Actions have consequences! N.T.A.E. may contain subversive elements that produce feelings of euphoria and may be harmful and unsettling to the consumer. Likewise, this physical package may lead to unrealized expectations or unexpected results upon opening. Caution should be exercised with both. AND THIS IS IMPORTANT... This will make a mess. By opening this envelope in any way, you assume all risks to your person and/or property, and waive any claim against [[The Null Corporation]], any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities from any and all damages or harm you may incur.</blockquote>
Side B of the vinyl version features reversed versions of three additional, unlisted tracks from ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]'' in reverse: "Hurt", "The Downward Spiral" and "Reptile". The vinyl also had a small amount of the black dust in its package, with smudges and fingerprints already on the sleeve and the record. There are also two variants of the lyric sheet/inner sleeve, with one in blue and one in red. The vinyl comes with a digital download card.
==Associated websites====="Schizophreniasdiary"===
[[Image:bboneshidden1.jpg|thumb|200px|Hidden lyrics example 1]]
[[Image:bboneshidden2.jpg|thumb|200px|Hidden lyrics example 2]]
A [https://schizophreniasdiary.wordpress.com Wordpress website] was discovered, seemingly originating from 2011, which shares lines and lyrical themes from the EP/LP trilogy; most notably the line "cocksucking chicken wing," which can be found amongst the extra, layered lyrics of "Branches/Bones" printed on the physical vinyl version release. It remains unclear how the two are connected, though it is generally agreed that the correlations are far too vast to be deemed coincidental.
===youdidntevennotice===
In 2022, [[John Crawford]] left a message on [[Discordance]] where he asked if fans had found a message that he had hidden in the album artwork that could only be found by having both the CD and vinyl. On the last page of the CD booklet, above the blue bar at the bottom, there is text that says "you didn't even notice". Below the bar on the vinyl lyric sleeve, along and under the fold, there is text that says "dot com slash ntae" (on the blue sleeve) or "dot com slash halo29" (on the red sleeve). As neither package has the complete text, both are needed to complete the message. When fans plugged in the full website address, they ended up at a mostly blank site that said "YOU NOTICED BUT YOU WEREN’T THE FIRST. DON'T MISS THE WINDOW NEXT TIME, SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NIN NEWS FIRST." and had a sign up area below. It is not currently known what was originally found there.
==About==
<blockquote>PART ONE OF A THREE EP TRILOGY OF RECORDS. UNAPOLOGETIC, UNFRIENDLY, DENSE, LYRICALLY COMPLEX, SO-FAR-BEHIND-THE-TIMES-IT’S-AHEAD-OF-ITS-TIME, HIPSTER-REPELLING UNCOMPROMISING MUSIC SMART PEOPLE CAN FUCK TO. IT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU.</blockquote>
The EP's title, ''Not The Actual Events'', is derived from the descrambled lyrics found within "Branches/Bones": ''Allowing myself to feel a sense of comfort in the past. Not the actual events but the way I choose to remember them and you.''
*Mastering: Tom Baker at Baker Mastering
*Engineering: Dustin Mosely, Jun Murakawa, Chris Richardson, Chris Holmes
*Art Direction: [[John Crawford]]
*Additional Design: Corey Holms
*Special Packaging: Jeff Anderson (Artist In Residence)