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As for aids, it's a plague. we are human, we get plagues. they come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease.
-Larry Niven
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As For Aids, It's A Plague. We

Larry Niven
As for aids, it's a plague. we are human, we get plagues. they come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease.
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