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From: Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Giving blood in 205X: common or rare?
Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 03:57:39 -0700
Danyel N Woods wrote:

> In our modern world, giving blood is no big deal; as long as there's no
> risk of infection or you're not a haemophiliac, it's not a danger. In
> Shadowrun, though, a blood sample can be used for ritual sendings, blood
> magic, and lots of other creative nastiness. Given this, would people
> would actually give blood (whether to a corporate or public
> health-provider)? What would it say about those people? What sort of
> psychological/sociological issues would this produce - e.g., would it
> become a litmus test, like abortion/affirmative action/gun-control?

I imagine by 205x they have either artificial blood supplies, or lots of
clone to siphon off of. :) Blood magic probably spurred that one
on....

Now a urinanalysis, on the other hand....


- Matt

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