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1. What is the setting of the opening scene in the book?

The Stand's narrative begins in Arnette, Texas. It follows the events that take place after a deadly version of the flu, known as the 'Super Flu' or 'Captain Tripps', spreads across the United States, wiping out all but a few lucky survivors.

2. Why does the disease have the nickname 'Captain Trips'?

The term 'Captain Trips' has this nickname because its symptoms can make a person delirious, resembling a drug-induced hangover.

3. How did Charlie Campion contract the virus?

Charlie was a gate guard, he sat around in a separate kiosk outside and 150 meters above the actual lab.

4. How did the virus even get to the whole facility?

Any kind of breach could have a security guard end up with the virus. Either the containment facilities started leaking, or maybe a patient escaped and infected a ton of people, not just guards, and Campion was the only one to actually escape.

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