A woman is having an emotional discussion at the pharmacy counter. I overhear: “5 milliliters is way too much, that syringe will never work, kill you or something?” Even with my medical background, I cannot immediately imagine for whom this minimal dose of amoxicillin could be fatal.
Then the woman suddenly steps outside. She returns with a girl who keeps her coat anxiously closed. “Not quite frozen to death,” sighs the mother. Inside the patient can recover for a moment, above the zipper a critically ill guinea pig sticks its head out, squeaking.
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