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nt's report on a new war

Humanity has succeeded in era- animals could not dream of rea- also saw many big snakes taking
dicating several deadly diseases ching. We were fortunate a nap on the trees along the path
and epidemics and there is no enough to see a real live show leading from the reception desk
reason why it should not be able performed by hypos who dashed to our lodge bungalows. Some of
to stop malaria once and for all. into the river not only to wash or them fell from the branches, but
No reason whatsoever, except get a drink, but also to rid them- do not seem to be aggressive,
lack of money. This war is selves of the parasites trying to probably because they were still
without mercy and it is absolute- get under their heavy skin. By half asleep.
ly indispensable for the World plunging into the river and by
Health Organization and what staying under water for a long So this is the end of our report
we call the international commu- time, most of these unwanted from the latest war frontline. Oh,
nity to join together energetical- guests end up by being drowned. just one more thing, the new
ly and escort the threatened And then, in the second act of medicines that are being used on
populations to safety. this show, the huge hypos, who this battlefield, produced by
are unique, threw themselves Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceuti-
For total victory, only a little bit into big mud holes in order to cal firm, are based on the expe-
more than a billion dollars is kill off the few remaining intru- rience of a long battle against
needed. Twelve times less than ders who survived the river treat- malaria. They are a sort of an
what tourists, who are practical- ment-animal logic. improvement, a modern combi-
ly non-existent at the moment, nation of drugs that have pre-
would have spent in the fabulous Although we were told that we viously lost their efficiency as a
resorts of these countries. Each would see lions and leopards, we result of the strengthened defen-
time we were taken, usually in were not lucky (or unlucky) ce power of the human body. In
jeeps, to a hospital, we were dri- enough to cross their paths. other words, the new drug is a
ven through national parks However, they will all be present new weapon. Will its use be suf-
where we could admire the when the war is over and a large ficient for final victory?
dignity of the elegant giraffes number of tourists come to
quietly eating the best leaves on admire them. No lions, but many LD
the top of the trees that smaller apes, antelope and zebras. We

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