Uslun upuhuthe receiver explained to jonas that he would be transmitting the memories of the wholeworld to him, memories from before either of them was born and generations before thatjonas was confused. "the whole elsewhere, too? i don't not just the i thought there was only us. i thought there was only now! jonas's confusion is evidence that! the receiver is from elsewhere. there has been more than one deceiver chosen from the community. the memories of the community's citizens are limited tothings that happen in their lifetimesthe job of receiver is going to be more than he can handle.

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in