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upwind,
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and it was said that plague victims could be approached
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if you stayed upwind and kept your distance.
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But for those who approached downwind,
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illness was likely,
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and the outcome would depend on a body's susceptibility,
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on its organic disposition,
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that would determine the balance of the four bodily humors.
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If the balance was precarious,
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any small influence that
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disturbed the equilibrium could be fatal,
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such as fear,