LOCKED IN A VACANCY ep21: "Masque of the Red Death" Spooktober 2020
b'Prince Prospero, in his auspicious castle, built walls and barriers to separate himself and his chosen elite from the common people, to party and drink and commune without fear. But the Red Death found an entrance\\u2026 whether by deliberate sabotage or a false sense of security and undiagnosed infection from an asymptomatic individual we may never know\\u2026 this invisible enemy\\u2026 this great disease\\u2026 pandemic\\u2026 one that \\u201cshould not be feared\\u201d and yet can seemingly be quelled or at least comforted by access to a team of doctors and experimental medication that no insurance company would dream of paying for\\u2026 it\\u2019s so simple\\u2026 it\\u2019s not a bad virus\\u2026 I\\u2019m wincing in pain with each breath as I stand aside the White House doors but after only three days and a cocktail of steroids, narcotics, and antivirals... here I am! A hero! A beacon of hope for all who contract this condition. One that should not be feared - - nay, I dare say I am BETTER now for having had it\\u2026 stronger\\u2026 faster\\u2026 20 years younger\\u2026 and better able to lead and to serve with my first-hand knowledge of the true effects of this disease\\u2026'