Cat's Cradle (2016)
“He looked up into the clear blue Virginia skies. He sighed. An old man’s sigh, from a man who had seen the best and the worst of what humankind had to offer. He had been correct in his assumption that Denise was a victim of a rabid bite. As far as it went, that is.
It was rabies, all right. At least a form of it. But unlike any type he had ever seen. There was no doubt the girl was infected. And there was nothing the medical profession could do about it.
It was spreading faster than a brush fir...e in dry country. Denise’s nervous system was showing signs of rapid deterioration.
Goodson looked toward the north. He muttered, “You idealistic young fool!”
The reason for that strange statement, and Doctor Goodson’s overriding reason for staying with the OSS people, with the project—his term for it-was because of his nephew; his brother’s son. Benjamin Goodson had opted for Canada rather than be drafted during the Vietnam War. Before he left, however, he had been a radical, taking part in bombings and other violence.MoreLess
It was rabies, all right. At least a form of it. But unlike any type he had ever seen. There was no doubt the girl was infected. And there was nothing the medical profession could do about it.
It was spreading faster than a brush fir...e in dry country. Denise’s nervous system was showing signs of rapid deterioration.
Goodson looked toward the north. He muttered, “You idealistic young fool!”
The reason for that strange statement, and Doctor Goodson’s overriding reason for staying with the OSS people, with the project—his term for it-was because of his nephew; his brother’s son. Benjamin Goodson had opted for Canada rather than be drafted during the Vietnam War. Before he left, however, he had been a radical, taking part in bombings and other violence.MoreLess
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