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Chapter 16

           Nothingelsecancatchmyxomatosis,evencloserelatives.SothankstotheblokesattheCSIRO,therabbitplagueisnomore."

           CardinalRalphstaredatFrank."Doyourealizewhatitis,Frank?Doyou?"

           PoorFrankshookhishead,wishingeveryonewouldlethimretreatintoanonymity.

           "Mass-scalebiologicalwarfare.IwonderdoestherestoftheworldknowthatrighthereinAustraliabetween1949and1952aviruswarwaswagedagainstapopulationoftrillionsupontrillions,andsucceededinobliteratingit?Well!It’sfeasible,isn’tit?Notsimplyyellowjournalismatall,butscientificfact.Theymayaswellburytheiratombombsandhydrogenbombs.Iknowithadtobedone,itwasabsolutelynecessary,andit’sprobablytheworld’smostunsungmajorscientificachievement.Butit’sterrifying,too."

           Danehadbeenfollowingtheconversationclosely."Biologicalwarfare?I’veneverheardofit.Whatisitexactly,Ralph?"

           "Thewordsarenew,Dane,butI’mapapaldiplomatandthepityofitisthatImustkeepabreastofwordslike‘biologicalwarfare.’Inanutshell,thetermmeansmyxomatosis.Breedingagermcapableofspecificallykillingandmaimingonlyonekindoflivingbeing."

           Quiteunself-consciouslyDanemadetheSignoftheCross,andleanedbackagainstRalphdeBricassart’sknees."Wehadbetterpray,hadn’twe?"

           TheCardinallookeddownonhisfairhead,smiling.

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