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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5365928" data-attributes="member: 3285">Music of the Spheres: Part 4 – What About Bob?&quot;Is he okay?&quot; Randy stood over Bob's comatose form.&nbsp; He was sleeping soundly.Judy's brow was furrowed.&nbsp; &quot;He lost a lot of blood but he'll recover. He's suffering from minor hypovolemia. I'm more concerned about rabies.&quot;&quot;Can you give him a shot?&quot;&quot;We started post-exposure prophylaxis.&nbsp; You're going to need one too.&nbsp; And Donny.&quot;Randy sighed.&nbsp; &quot;I knew that was coming.&nbsp; They hurt, don't they?&quot;&quot;The cheap vaccines do. The WHO intradermal vaccination regimens aren't so bad, but…&quot;Randy rubbed his forehead.&nbsp; &quot;But we cut the budget last year. I know, I know. How long is the regimen?&quot;&quot;Fourteen days.&quot;&quot;Fourteen days!&quot; Randy sighed. &quot;I can't have all of us off the street.&quot;&quot;It's just a shot, hon,&quot; said Judy, her tone softening. &quot;You faced down Rory with a shotgun…&quot;&quot;What about Rory and Carrie?&nbsp; Can you treat them?&quot;&quot;We've got a toxicology report sent out, but it's late.&quot;&nbsp; She checked her watch.&nbsp; &quot;The girls should be in bed by now.&quot;Randy shook his head.&nbsp; &quot;I don't know what's happening to our town, Judy.&nbsp; Maybe a rabies outbreak.&quot;&quot;I checked Rory.&nbsp; There wasn't a bite on him.&nbsp; He may have gotten rabies, but it wasn't from one of the dogs. I'm vaccinating everybody to be sure, but they're going to be in a world of hurt for a few weeks.&quot;&quot;Bats?&quot; asked Randy.&quot;Maybe.&nbsp; It's possible.&quot;&nbsp; Judy looked down at her clipboard.&nbsp; &quot;It's hard to tell. Between Carrie's dogs and Rory I'm thinking we need to call in the CDC.&quot;Randy looked heavenwards.&nbsp; &quot;That's all we need.&quot; He glanced back at Bob.&nbsp; &quot;What about him?&quot;Judy wore a sly smirk.&nbsp; &quot;Oh, he'll be fine.&quot;&quot;What? I thought he was suffering from blood loss.&quot; &quot;An hour's rest took care of that,&quot; said Judy.&nbsp; &quot;I wanted to keep an eye on him after the rabies treatment.&quot;Randy's cell phone buzzed.&nbsp; He flipped it open and listened.&nbsp; Then he clipped it shut and swore under his breath.&quot;What?&quot; asked Judy, concerned.&quot;The Arnold house is on fire.&quot;Judy grabbed Bob's folded up uniform and plopped it on his stomach.&nbsp; His eyes flicked open a second too early – he'd been feigning sleep for some time now.&quot;Well look who's awake!&quot; said Randy.&nbsp; &quot;Get up Bob, we got work to do.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talien, post: 5365928, member: 3285"] [b]Music of the Spheres: Part 4 – What About Bob?[/b] "Is he okay?" Randy stood over Bob's comatose form. He was sleeping soundly. Judy's brow was furrowed. "He lost a lot of blood but he'll recover. He's suffering from minor hypovolemia. I'm more concerned about rabies." "Can you give him a shot?" "We started post-exposure prophylaxis. You're going to need one too. And Donny." Randy sighed. "I knew that was coming. They hurt, don't they?" "The cheap vaccines do. The WHO intradermal vaccination regimens aren't so bad, but…" Randy rubbed his forehead. "But we cut the budget last year. I know, I know. How long is the regimen?" "Fourteen days." "Fourteen days!" Randy sighed. "I can't have all of us off the street." "It's just a shot, hon," said Judy, her tone softening. "You faced down Rory with a shotgun…" "What about Rory and Carrie? Can you treat them?" "We've got a toxicology report sent out, but it's late." She checked her watch. "The girls should be in bed by now." Randy shook his head. "I don't know what's happening to our town, Judy. Maybe a rabies outbreak." "I checked Rory. There wasn't a bite on him. He may have gotten rabies, but it wasn't from one of the dogs. I'm vaccinating everybody to be sure, but they're going to be in a world of hurt for a few weeks." "Bats?" asked Randy. "Maybe. It's possible." Judy looked down at her clipboard. "It's hard to tell. Between Carrie's dogs and Rory I'm thinking we need to call in the CDC." Randy looked heavenwards. "That's all we need." He glanced back at Bob. "What about him?" Judy wore a sly smirk. "Oh, he'll be fine." "What? I thought he was suffering from blood loss." "An hour's rest took care of that," said Judy. "I wanted to keep an eye on him after the rabies treatment." Randy's cell phone buzzed. He flipped it open and listened. Then he clipped it shut and swore under his breath. "What?" asked Judy, concerned. "The Arnold house is on fire." Judy grabbed Bob's folded up uniform and plopped it on his stomach. His eyes flicked open a second too early – he'd been feigning sleep for some time now. "Well look who's awake!" said Randy. "Get up Bob, we got work to do." [/QUOTE]

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