Hour 23
“Paul Merrill sat alone in the hospital cafeteria, greedily chomping away at a turkey sandwich. The turkey—or, what he assumed was turkey—was rubbery and had a thin layer of film covering it. The mayonnaise was warm, the bread was dry and crumbly. Day old.
Paul kept a field notebook within reach at all times as patients came into East Violet Memorial. As far as he knew, he was one of the first doctors in the country to work hands on with a virus that had caused so much devastation. He wanted... to chronicle every minute of it.
After spending most of his morning stuffed inside a hazmat suit, breathing recycled air, the cafeteria felt cavernous and lonely. Staff on the lower levels used a separate dining hall; his was designated only for those with high-level risks of exposure. Paul didn’t mind. The quiet allowed him to concentrate as he jotted down the morning’s events.
The mysterious virus plaguing New York came to be called “EV1.”MoreLess
Paul kept a field notebook within reach at all times as patients came into East Violet Memorial. As far as he knew, he was one of the first doctors in the country to work hands on with a virus that had caused so much devastation. He wanted... to chronicle every minute of it.
After spending most of his morning stuffed inside a hazmat suit, breathing recycled air, the cafeteria felt cavernous and lonely. Staff on the lower levels used a separate dining hall; his was designated only for those with high-level risks of exposure. Paul didn’t mind. The quiet allowed him to concentrate as he jotted down the morning’s events.
The mysterious virus plaguing New York came to be called “EV1.”MoreLess
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