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Sudetenland Tales
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Graham heard from the sanatorium that his wife's condition was worsening. He hardened his heart regarding the IFP, NDS, and impending tsunami rumors so that he could continue to do his work. Church, on the other hand, seemed to flourish during the plague because it gave him a sense of being connected to others for the first time, since everybody faced the same danger. Church and Grand attended a performance of Gluck's opera “Orfeo ed Euridice,” but the actor portraying Orpheus collapsed with IFP symptoms during the performance.
After extended negotiations with guards, Rambo finally had a chance to escape, but he decided to stay, saying that he would feel ashamed of himself if he left.
The new and inadequately tested anti-IFP serum which was tried for the first time, didn’t save the life of Dr. Ignatius Church’s young son, who suffered greatly, as Francis Panhandle, Graham, and Church tend to his bedside in horror.
Father Panhandle, who had joined the group of volunteers fighting the IFP, gave a sermon. He addressed the problem of an innocent child's suffering and said it was a test of a Christian's faith since it required him either to deny everything or believe everything. He urged his congregation not