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My Dearly Beloved,

Life since the plague resurfaced has been difficult. These days, people are searching hard and long for cures and ways to avoid the plague; however, I can’t say that it has worked out well. Even the rich and privileged have somehow contracted the illness. I first heard of it in the area after William Amorty contracted the disease when I left from work a few months ago. He was complaining of fevers and long lasting headaches, which, to him, seemed out of the blue. I would’ve mistaken it for a cold, but he never mentioned anything about buboes in his groin and underarms. He says his new dog has been causing him so much trouble. And I’ve been told once before that the plague is contracted through the bites of fleas .

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