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EP112: The Giving Plague
Published on 28 Jun 2007 at 12:01 am.
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Filed under Podcasts, Rated PG.
Read ‘EP112: The Giving Plague’
-->By David Brin.
Read by Dr. Jonathon Sullivan.
First appeared in Interzone #23, 1988.
Now available at DavidBrin.com.
Yeah, you viruses need vectors, don’t you. I mean, if you kill a guy, you’ve got to have a life raft, so you can desert the ship you’ve sunk, so you can cross over to some new hapless victim. Same applies if the host proves tough, and fights you off — gotta move on. Always movin’ on.
Hell, even if you’ve made peace with a human body, like Les suggested, you still want to spread, don’t you? Big-time colonizers, you tiny beasties.
Oh, I know. It’s just natural selection. Those bugs that accidentally find a good vector spread. Those that don’t, don’t. But it’s so eerie. Sometimes it sure feels purposeful….
Rated PG. Contains intended violence, epidemics, and deep technical dialogue.
Referenced Sites:
Geek Fu Action Grip
Heinlein Society Blood Drives
