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Race for the Cure
Many scientists are on the autism scale, so technically, autism causes vaccines.
—Anonymous viral f*******: observation, 2019
Amanda stood at the podium of the Chiron’s auditorium. A hushed crowd of scientists sat waiting for her. She saw her old friend Simon Bingham waiting patiently in the front row. A woman of apparent Native American heritage waited beside him with no patience whatsoever, fidgeting as he repeatedly whispered words meant to calm her down—words that failed dismally. Many of the others waited in a state of mild shock at the sequence of events that had brought them here.
“Welcome aboard, everyone.” She scanned the audience, nodding to a number of scattered members of the crowd whom she knew. “Welcome to my home. I know a number of you, and a number
