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Needle less explanation concerning... Fabled, faded, and faint scars courtesy varicella,   a highly contagious infection caused  by varicella zoster virus can still be seen unlike kids today inoculated during childhood, thus youngsters deprived mild fever and  rash of itchy inflamed blisters yours truly contracted said infection bedridden, and served tall glass of Ovaltine. Within blink of eye, the medical practitioner (Zieglerville CVS pharmacist) administered first dose regarding inoculation against acute, painful inflammation of nerve ganglia with skin eruption often forming girdle around middle of body approximately four months, hence (early April 2020), I will eagerly avail same upper arm to boost near total immunity against aforementioned unpleasantness linked tin with same virus as chickenpox, whereby childhood virus inactive in nerve tissue near spinal cord and brain years later reactivating, manifesting, and blistering unannounced well come, thus proactive decision to receive first of two approved preemptive measures to stave off unnecessary physical strife I acknowledge gratitude for brilliant minds allowing, enabling, and providing quality existence courtesy health coverage courtesy medicare and/or medicaid. Opportunistic encroachments vis a vis countless micro-organisms gain traction where as climate change avails colder polar regions become more temperate exhuming former frozen land masses increasing encroachment within once unforgiving environments rendered (courtesy global warming) most severely impacting populations least culpable straight away bearing fossil fuel fallout brunt, plus imposed with onerous task adopting sweeping life style modalities never experiencing (analogously figuratively savoring capitalistic trappings, where livingsocial activated by sophisticated plush easy chair commanding beck and call humanoid robots (think Sleeper 1973 Woody Allen comedy) ennui offset donning high tech virtual reality goggles to blast into surreal webbed wide world while global warming excites, kindles, quickens, snaps, crackles and pops arousing panic lest holiday shopping not complete madding crowds unaware there will soon be end of civilization fire and liquidation sale ironic since manufactured goods rendered an absolute zero worth, while planet Earth smolders, where deep purple people eaters amazingly gracefully daintily ravenously relish fancy feast comprising grateful dead masquerade.

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