Must a Romany bare his soul before a stranger? replied Rhodo. . . . Must the secret of the dead be spoken before the robber of the dead—"

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.

Some say that Amma was the cosmic egg and fertilized himself.

Befuddled, Edell looked to see other Keshiri dancing onto the streets, dressed in black with their faces painted in a variety of unpurple hues.