He takes a deep breath (abruptly conscious of how easy it is to take a deep breath, how it doesn't rasp in his throat or bubble in his chest; how there's no cough at the bottom of his lungs, waiting to strike).
"Dad," he says, very low, "listen to me. You've had colds before, but you haven't had one since the attack, and I am very serious when I say that right now one could kill you."
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He takes a deep breath (abruptly conscious of how easy it is to take a deep breath, how it doesn't rasp in his throat or bubble in his chest; how there's no cough at the bottom of his lungs, waiting to strike).
"Dad," he says, very low, "listen to me. You've had colds before, but you haven't had one since the attack, and I am very serious when I say that right now one could kill you."