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  • n  the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
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  • Carr: Testimony reveals lengthy rat trail
    Pay no attention to that cheese on his breath, or his long tail, or his feral teeth, or the fact that he tests positive for the Bubonic plague. Whitey Bulger is not a rat. That’s his story and he’s sticking to it. But after yesterday’s testimony in his federal murder trial here, surely it would be a more believable story for Whitey to claim that he was in fact a lousy rat, the worst kind of rat ...
    June 25, 2013 - Boston Herald
  • Testimony reveals lengthy rat trail
    Pay no attention to that cheese on his breath, or his long tail, or his feral teeth, or the fact that he tests positive for the Bubonic plague. Whitey Bulger is not a rat. That’s his story and he’s sticking to it. But after yesterday’s testimony in his federal murder trial here, surely it would be a more believable story for Whitey to claim that he was in fact a lousy rat, the worst kind of rat ...
    June 25, 2013 - Boston Herald

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