From:	"Jeremy \"Bolthy\" Zimmerman" <jeremy@***********.COM>
Subject:	Re: (ot) Insect spirits living in my bathroom (was: insectspirits)
Date:	Thu, 21 May 1998 09:38:16 -0700

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> From: BigDaddy <bigdaddy@*****.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: (ot) Insect spirits living in my bathroom (was:
insectspirits)
> Date: Thursday, May 21, 1998 9:34 AM
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> Damn good thing she doesn't live in Chicago ;]
>
> Mgkelly
>
>
> outta curiostiy what is up with Chicago? How exactly did they get rid of
> all the bugs? What was that stuff Ares used?
> --

A specially engineered version of Strain III. It originally appears in the
Threats sourcebook. I've never been quite clear if it's a special strain
of FAB or not.

Anyway, what it is is an astral bacteria that drains off magic. They hosed
down Chicago, and the bugs, and then killed them while they were weak.
Probably only culled off the weaker members of the hives, leaving the big
nasties still alive. But that's what they did. Now Chicago has got a
messed up astral space, floating clouds of Strain III Beta, and a pissed
off Ghoul population.