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TexasProgresive

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23. Speaking of colds that reminds me of a SciFi novel or short story

Tue Feb 28, 2017, 03:44 PM

Feb 2017

It was a great illustration of the principle of unintended consequences. A cure for the common cold was found. After people were cured their sense of smell magnified. It seems that the cold virus lived in the nasal passages always slightly reducing the sense of smell. A full blown cold got rid of it completely. I don't remember the rest of it, but I wonder if Spider read the same thing where it resided in his subconscious to come out in this story.

Chapter 7 worked OK for me.

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What are you reading this week of February 26, 2017? [View all] hermetic Feb 2017 OP

I am an avid reader of mysteries.... chillfactor Feb 2017 #1

Ah yes hermetic Feb 2017 #3

I just re-read my copy of "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" by Roger Zelazny neeksgeek Feb 2017 #2

Zelazny hermetic Feb 2017 #4

No, I didn't, but it's obvious in "The Chronicles of Amber" ... neeksgeek Feb 2017 #6

Another Zelazny fan here. getting old in mke Feb 2017 #8

Lord of Light is a FANTASTIC book! neeksgeek Feb 2017 #9

I've become addicted to Elmer Kelton westerns left-of-center2012 Feb 2017 #5

I enjoy Craig Johnson's hermetic Feb 2017 #7

I got my copy of "Telempath" this week as well. TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #10

Telempath - hermetic Feb 2017 #14

The AC has been running off and on for 2 days. TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #17

Vanish! ha ha hermetic Feb 2017 #22

Speaking of colds that reminds me of a SciFi novel or short story TexasProgresive Feb 2017 #23

Very interesting. hermetic Mar 2017 #25

No spoilers from me, hermetic. TexasProgresive Mar 2017 #26

Finished "Crimson Shore" by Preston & Child Number9Dream Feb 2017 #11

Is that their newest one? hermetic Feb 2017 #15

I think there is at least one newer... not sure if other new one is a Pendergast Number9Dream Feb 2017 #19

If this one was a Pendergast getting old in mke Mar 2017 #24

Nonfiction this week bravenak Feb 2017 #12

The Fire Dance by Helene Tursten shenmue Feb 2017 #13

Sounds good. hermetic Feb 2017 #16

The Improbability of Love PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #18

At 500 pages hermetic Feb 2017 #20

My copy is only 406 pages, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #21

War of the Worlds. MFM008 Mar 2017 #27

Good choices hermetic Mar 2017 #28