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by Richard Preston
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Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year's Day, 1980, when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon, a formerly active volcano. During their trip, they visit Kitum Cave. (read more)
      Part 1, Chapter 1 Something in the Forest
      Part 1, Chapter 2 Jumper
      Part 1, Chapter 3 Diagnosis
      Part 1, Chapter 4 A Woman and a Soldier
      Part 1, Chapter 5 Project Ebola
      Part 1, Chapter 6 Total Immersion
      Part 1, Chapter 7 Ebola River
      Part 1, Chapter 8 Cardinal
      Part 1, Chapter 9 Going Deep
      Part 2, Chapter 1 Reston
      Part 2, Chapter 2 Into Level 3
      Part 2, Chapter 3 Exposure
      Part 2, Chapter 4 Thanksgiving
      Part 2, Chapter 5 Medusa
      Part 2, Chapter 6 The First Angel
      Part 2, Chapter 7 The Second Angel
      Part 2, Chapter 8 Chain of Command
      Part 2, Chapter 9 Garbage Bags
      Part 2, Chapter 10 Space Walk
      Part 2, Chapter 11 Shoot Out
      Part 2, Chapter 12 The Mission
      Part 2, Chapter 13 Reconnaissance
      Part 3, Chapter 1 Insertion
      Part 3, Chapter 2 A Man Down
      Part 3, Chapter 3 91-Tangos
      Part 3, Chapter 4 Inside
      Part 3, Chapter 5 A Bad Day
      Part 3, Chapter 6 Decon
      Part 3, Chapter 7 The Most Dangerous Strain
      Part 4, Chapter 1 Highway
      Part 4, Chapter 2 Camp

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