- In mammals, an egg begins to differentiate approximately 7 days after fertilisation. It is then known as a blastocyst. The mother’s immune system must modulate itself in order for implantation to occur and the pregnancy to continue.
- You were always stroppy, according to your mother. I don’t know what’s wrong with you. You came out fighting everyone. It’s because Mars is in your ascendant, she says. So aggressive.
- In your new town, there is a hospital without an emergency department. Minor injuries only: fractures, bites and burns. The nearest hospital with facilities is 11 miles away. The bus will take an hour and 20 minutes, but not on Sundays.
- You do not have a fracture, a bite or a burn, but you are - it turns out - aggressive. And when your immune system does not modulate itself, it is because of 3 that you pass 1 standing on the pavement, waiting for a taxi. It is a yellow snotty lump in a gush of blood. You wear it home and put it in a take-away carton, in case anyone cares.
Saturday 26 June 2021
'Facts from the early days of marriage' by K R Reeve
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