Chapter 88: Using a great talent for a small task

Without hesitation, Lin Yuanshu replied, "Zhu Huilan."

Team Leader Bai thought carefully, but he didn't recognize the name. She probably wasn't a researcher at their institute. If she were his granddaughter, it would be easier to find her.

Lin Yuanshu smiled and changed the subject, saying, "Alright, let's leave aside this digression for now. I'll take you to see the process of producing sulfadiazine in our sulfadiazine workshop."

Director Yu and the others nodded, having no objections. Their purpose in coming today was to observe the sulfadiazine production process in the chemical plant's production workshop.

Lin Yuanshu began operating the equipment in front of the group. Since it would take three days to produce a batch of sulfadiazine, Director Yu began explaining the purpose of their visit while the equipment was undergoing the condensation reaction.

"When we were testing the sulfadiazine tablets, we found that the purity of sulfadiazine was 95%. Therefore, we want to conduct experiments on your improved sulfadiazine production process to see if our research institute's experimental data matches yours, and at the same time, to examine whether this process can be applied to the production workshops of other pharmaceutical factories. You should understand the importance of this matter; it's not just a matter for the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant, but a major event for the pharmaceutical industry..."

Lin Yuanshu readily agreed, "Of course. Tetrabutylammonium bromide is not available on the market right now and needs to be synthesized independently. You can take some tetrabutylammonium bromide back to the research institute, or you can synthesize tetrabutylammonium bromide independently back home."

Even if Director Yu hadn't said that, she would have asked him to experiment with her improved sulfadiazine production process. She wanted to promote her improved sulfadiazine production process as soon as possible so that most pharmaceutical factories would produce sulfadiazine according to her method.

It wasn't because her improved sulfadiazine had high purity and she wanted everyone to have better sulfadiazine tablets, but because her improved production process could reduce the condensation reaction time, allowing her to produce more sulfadiazine tablets in the same amount of time, so that some remote areas wouldn't be left without access to medicine.

In this day and age, one more sulfadiazine tablet can save one more life.

Moreover, the Ministry of Health recently issued a "Notice on Promoting the Use of Sulfonamide Drugs." Producing one ton of antibiotics requires 30 tons of grain, while the production of sulfonamide drugs does not require grain. In order to save grain, it is recommended that everyone use sulfonamide drugs as much as possible.

She's just following the policy.

Director Yu was surprised that Lin Yuanshu was so easy to talk to. He smiled and promised, "I'll take some tetrabutylammonium bromide back to the institute. When we submit the experimental report to the Ministry of Health, we will clearly state that you and Engineer Tian proposed the improvement process of tetrabutylammonium bromide and sulfuryl chloride. We will also put your experimental report in the institute's technical archives. There will be no ambiguity or neglect of your contributions. Just focus on your work!"

The research institute cannot rely entirely on the tetrabutylammonium bromide synthesized by Lin Yuanshu for its experiments. They will also need to synthesize some tetrabutylammonium bromide for their own experiments, and then compare the two.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu was overjoyed and said, "Then I'll trouble you."

This way, she had far fewer troubles.

The older generation of leaders were truly insightful. When they saw the achievements of others, they didn't think about how to seize them, but rather how to make those achievements help more people.

It's a pity there's no National Science Conference Award yet, otherwise she would definitely get one. But it's okay if she doesn't get one now, since the country won't forget anyone who makes a contribution. She can get the award when the National Science Conference is held in 1978.

On the other hand, even if she submits the experimental report to the Ministry of Health, she cannot put her own name on it. The current emphasis is on "collective wisdom" rather than "individualism." She can only submit it to the higher-ups in the name of her institution. It would be better to have the research institute submit it.

Director Yu chatted with Lin Yuanshu for almost an hour before leaving the production workshop with tetrabutylammonium bromide.

After the group got into the car, Team Leader Bai exclaimed, "I didn't expect that Comrade Lin Yuanshu, at such a young age, would have such solid pharmaceutical knowledge and a very strong foundation. Even if there's something she doesn't understand, she can still offer some very novel perspectives."

Director Yu nodded and said with a smile, "If it weren't for the fact that Comrade Lin Yuanshu seems to lack some pharmaceutical knowledge, I would really suspect that she has undergone systematic study. After talking with her, I can see that she is indeed quite capable, so it's not surprising that she can improve the sulfadiazine production process. Team Leader Bai, go to Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory later and ask Engineer Tian about the relevant situation of the sulfadiazine production process to see if their statements match!"

He talked with Lin Yuanshu for so long not only to chat, but also to test how much Lin Yuanshu knew about pharmaceutical knowledge, in order to avoid the possibility of wrongful convictions.

Team Leader Bai readily agreed, "Okay."

After thinking for a moment, Li Jia chose to follow behind Team Leader Bai. Although it was important to get back quickly and conduct experiments according to the production process improved by Comrade Lin Yuanshu, Team Leader Bai was also very important. She could only choose one of the two.

Obviously, the others thought the same way and wanted to go to Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory with Team Leader Bai. In the end, Team Leader Bai chose Li Jia, not because he thought highly of her, but because he had heard Li Jia say that her parents worked at Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory, so he figured she would be more familiar with it.

Team Leader Bai took Li Jia to Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory, while the others went back to prepare for the sulfadiazine production process experiment.

Team Leader Bai and Li Jia met with the director of Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory in the reception room, and he immediately stated the purpose of their visit.

The factory director had his secretary invite Engineer Tian to the reception room to meet with Team Leader Bai and others, while he returned to his office to work. Fortunately, Engineer Tian had some sense and didn't cause trouble for Deputy Factory Director Lu.

Otherwise, given how much importance the higher-ups attached to this production process reform, how could they not have found out the truth!

Looking at the list on his desk, he finally chose the head of the production department as the new deputy factory director.

Team Leader Bai saw that Engineer Tian and Comrade Lin Yuanshu had said similar things, so he didn't ask any further questions and took Li Jia back to the research institute.

The two returned to the research institute and headed straight for the pilot production workshop, where they unexpectedly ran into Team Leader Lü on the way.

As soon as Team Leader Lü saw Team Leader Bai, he started to speak sarcastically, "Team Leader Bai, you're not very good! You've been studying the sulfadiazine production process for so long, but you haven't improved it as well as an outsider. You've really become freeloaders. You might as well let that outsider come in and study it."

Such a big thing could be kept from others, but not from him. He had already found out the whole story.

Upon hearing Team Leader Lü's words, Team Leader Bai's face turned pale and then red. He forced a smile and retorted, "According to your logic, all the national technical innovation teams that haven't developed an improved sulfadiazine production process are just wasting their time? Then the research institute doesn't need to allocate talent; whoever develops a technical innovation can just go straight into the research institute."

Team Leader Lü raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "That's not what I meant either. There was no need for you to be so harsh. It's not like I'm the one who embarrassed you."

Team Leader Bai sneered and said disdainfully, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're just here to make sarcastic remarks."

Team Leader Lü waved his hand and said earnestly, "I just think this female comrade is very talented. Although she is not in the research institute, she has still made achievements that surpass your team. Such an outstanding talent should be transferred to our research institute so as not to waste her talent."

Team Leader Bai stared blankly at Team Leader Lü, asking incredulously, "You're not kidding?"

Team Leader Lü nodded and said with a smile, "Of course, I'll go and make this suggestion to Director Yu right now. No matter what, this woman is better than you, and getting into the research institute is definitely not a problem for her. If she doesn't deserve to be in the research institute, then who does?"

Team Leader Bai was speechless. "You're really crazy. You'd do something like this just to annoy me."

He admired Lin Yuanshu, but only if Lin Yuanshu didn't become someone who caused him trouble. Otherwise, he would abandon him, let alone admire him, even if Lin Yuanshu were his subordinate.

Team Leader Lü, with an air of righteous indignation, retorted, "You're wrong. I'm the kindest person I can't bear to see other people's talents go to waste or be wasted."

Team Leader Bai remained silent, too lazy to pay attention to Team Leader Lü.

After Team Leader Lü left, Li Jia exclaimed, "I never expected Team Leader Lü to be such a kind-hearted person."

Team Leader Bai denied it, saying, "Ha, he's not being kind at all. He just wants to see me make a fool of myself. I won't let him have his way."

Li Jia noticed that Team Leader Bai was in a bad mood and quickly chimed in, "So Team Leader Lü is the kind of person who hides a knife behind a smile. Luckily you reminded me, or I would have been fooled by him. He's already so arrogant even though he's not exactly successful; if he were, he would be in real trouble!"

Team Leader Bai stroked his chin and said seriously, "He has his plans, and I have mine. However, the most urgent task is to conduct experiments on the sulfadiazine production process improved by Comrade Lin Yuanshu. Everything else will have to wait until the experimental data is available. I'm sure Director Yu and I share the same idea."

Li Jia nodded thoughtfully. Actually, she thought it was good for Comrade Lin Yuanshu to join the research institute. After all, her talent was obvious to all. At least Team Leader Lü was right about one thing: it would be a waste of Lin Yuanshu's talents to stay at the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant. She would definitely be able to show her skills at the research institute.

However, none of these things concerned her. Since Team Leader Bai didn't want Comrade Lin Yuanshu to join the research institute, she naturally supported Team Leader Bai's idea.

Team Leader Lü was not joking with Team Leader Bai. He went to Director Yu's office and made suggestions to Director Yu.

Director Yu and Team Leader Bai shared similar thoughts, believing that Team Leader Lü was trying to cause trouble for Team Leader Bai.

However, on the other hand, Comrade Lin Yuanshu is so young that she was able to improve the sulfadiazine production process. Her abilities are indeed extraordinary. She could definitely become an intern at the research institute.

It wasn't that he looked down on Comrade Lin Yuanshu, but rather that he considered that Comrade Lin Yuanshu hadn't systematically studied pharmaceutical knowledge, so it was more important for him to learn from the researchers first.

He thought for a moment and said seriously, "We don't know yet whether Comrade Lin Yuanshu's improved sulfadiazine production process is correct. There is no need to act hastily for the time being. We can apply for a transfer with the higher-ups after we confirm that the improved production process is correct."

Team Leader Lü pondered for a moment and felt that Director Yu was not wrong. He wanted the woman to join the research institute because of her outstanding talent. If that talent was fake, there would be no need to let her join the institute.

Presumably, no other research institute besides theirs would want to transfer that woman there.

This time, he really had no ulterior motives. He wasn't trying to upset Team Leader Bai, but he genuinely felt that it was a waste of such a talented woman's abilities to not be able to do research. Not just anyone could improve the sulfadiazine production process.

Team Leader Bai has been researching improvements to the sulfadiazine production process for a year, with slow progress, while the female colleague, I heard, has only been researching for a few months.

At the same time, when Deputy Director Lu learned that the pharmaceutical factory would be adding a new deputy director, his heart sank, his mind was in turmoil, and he was completely at a loss. Why would the pharmaceutical factory suddenly add a new deputy director? He didn't want to see his power diminished.

So he ran into the factory manager's office and asked what had happened.

The factory director said calmly, "I'm very disappointed with your recent performance. You're becoming more and more unreliable. There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Do you think you can hide your plans to target Comrade Lin Yuanshu from me? What exactly are you thinking?"

Deputy Factory Director Lu was stunned for a moment. He didn't know how to answer. His face turned red. He had never been so embarrassed before. Very well, Lin Yuanshu hadn't even made a move, yet he had already embarrassed him again.

"I...I was wrong...I just didn't want to see her too smug, and I was thinking that if this credit went to our pharmaceutical factory, our factory would become famous nationwide and we would reap countless benefits," Deputy Factory Director Lu readily admitted.

The factory manager said with a heavy heart, "In the future, avoid these crooked ways. Fortunately, not many people know about this, otherwise you would have to go and apologize to Comrade Lin Yuanshu again. Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory is my life's work, and I don't want to see its reputation damaged. So, do you understand?"

Deputy Factory Director Lu still refused to give up, saying, "Then let her go! She is the culprit who caused our Jishi Pharmaceutical Factory's reputation to be damaged."

The factory manager smiled slightly, then said seriously, "Unless you can deliver a fatal blow, don't act rashly. There are consequences for every mistake. Look at what you've done this time; even Engineer Tian couldn't be persuaded, and the plan was full of flaws. It's no wonder it didn't succeed. It's fortunate that Engineer Tian didn't play along with your nonsense, otherwise the pharmaceutical factory..."

"I'm going to have to make a fool of myself with you."

Deputy Factory Director Lu gritted his teeth and said, "I know what to do."

It's all Engineer Tian's fault. Not only was he unwilling to cooperate with his plan, but he also told the factory manager about his affairs, which led to the factory manager adding a new deputy factory manager.

The factory director didn't know if Deputy Factory Director Lu had truly realized his mistake, and he was too lazy to think about it, because he didn't want to see Deputy Factory Director Lu right now, so he asked Deputy Factory Director Lu to leave his office.

Deputy Factory Director Lu wanted to deal with Engineer Tian, ​​but the factory director kept protecting Engineer Tian, ​​leaving him no way to make a move. In addition, another deputy factory director was keeping an eye on him, leaving him no time to care about anything else. He didn't even have the mind to care about Lin Yuanshu's recent situation.

While the research institute was conducting experiments on the sulfadiazine production process, Lin Yuanshu was also training Director Tang, Director Zhou, and some workers, teaching them how to operate the equipment, explaining the sulfadiazine production process, and how to deal with emergencies, etc.

Director Xia was furious that he couldn't join the training activity. He felt that Deputy Factory Director Mao was deliberately making things difficult for him and was about to ask Deputy Factory Director Mao for an explanation, but Wu Jianhua stopped him.

Wu Jianhua advised, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Deputy Director Mao has already secured her position. If we try to deal with her again, it'll be like an egg hitting a rock—it'll be a losing proposition. If we keep quiet for a while, maybe Deputy Director Mao will stop making things difficult for us. If we continue to do things behind the scenes, once the chemical plant is converted into a pharmaceutical plant, you might not even be able to keep your position as workshop director."

Director Xia took a deep breath and swallowed his anger. Losing his temper now would do him no good. So what if he had to endure it? He could do it. If he couldn't be the deputy factory director, so be it. He couldn't not even be the workshop director.

Director Tang and Director Zhou were both relieved that they hadn't offended Deputy Factory Director Mao. Fortunately, they had kept a calm mindset instead of trying to cause trouble for him; otherwise, they wouldn't even have had the opportunity to attend the training.

They initially thought it was rather awkward for Lin Yuanshu to be their instructor, but now that they see it this way, it's not so bad. At least they get to be trained, while Director Xia doesn't even have the chance to be trained.

They treated Lin Yuanshu with utmost respect and did not take advantage of their position as workshop director to instruct or train him.

Seeing that even the workshop foreman was so respectful, the workers naturally became even more respectful.

Although Wei Yong did not participate in this training activity, two female comrades from the dormitory building did.

When the men in the dormitory building heard the news, they were indignant. They didn't think it was because they were less capable than the women, but because they believed that the two women had gotten in through connections.

A group of men gathered together and began to complain about the women, saying, "They are always slow and dawdling when they work, and they can't learn anything in a long time. They can be selected, but we weren't. It's so unfair."

“That’s right. We performed better, but we weren’t selected. If those two female comrades hadn’t had a good relationship with Comrade Lin Yuanshu, they definitely wouldn’t have been selected either.”

"There's no way around it. No matter where you go, there are shameless people like this who try every means to curry favor with Comrade Lin Yuanshu. They're not good at their jobs, so they think of taking crooked paths."

Just then, Lin Yuanshu happened to pass by and overheard the men slandering the women. She was so angry that she laughed. These people were really ridiculous. They were clearly trying to please her, but now they were turning black into white and looking at her with malicious eyes.

If this gets out, the reputations of these two women will be tarnished. It's a good thing she's not a man, otherwise it would be said that these two women are having illicit relationships.

Lin Yuanshu couldn't stand it anymore. She interrupted the men and said seriously, "Who gave you the confidence to think you performed better? The women were chosen because they have a good relationship with me, and the men were chosen because of their abilities. You really know how to think."

The men didn't expect Lin Yuanshu to overhear their discussion. Although they knew they should try to please Lin Yuanshu, they weren't really that afraid of her. In their eyes, no matter how capable Lin Yuanshu was, she was still Zhou Xiangyang's wife, and they were on the same level.

One of the men argued, "Don't misunderstand, that's not what we meant. We were just venting our frustrations, we didn't mean anything malicious."

Lin Yuanshu chuckled and said slowly, "According to your logic, we female comrades can also get together and say that you male comrades are not proactive in your work, have no revolutionary enthusiasm, and have such low ideological awareness that you still have the nerve to call yourselves male comrades. We don't mean any harm; we just want to vent our dissatisfaction."

On the other side, a gay man stood up and expressed his thoughts, "We admit that we made mistakes, but you did too. You're just being unfair and biased towards the women. We all performed just as well, but you chose the women."

Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "You shouldn't be saying this to me, but to Deputy Factory Director Mao. Although I'm in charge of the training, it was Deputy Factory Director Mao who decided who would participate in the training. So the two women from the dormitory building being selected has nothing to do with me. I don't know them at all. The reason you weren't selected is entirely because you're inferior to the other men, and even inferior to the women. Don't blame others for your mistakes."

Upon hearing this, the men stopped complaining about the unfairness. They felt a burning pain on their faces, after all, their work abilities had been rejected by Lin Yuanshu to their faces.

They wanted to continue refuting, but couldn't find any rebuttals. Only then did they understand what Zhou Xiangjun meant when he said Lin Yuanshu was good with words.

As Lin Yuanshu was leaving, he didn't forget to remind them with a smile, "Next time I hear you say anything bad about female comrades, I promise you'll regret saying such things."

The men looked at each other, none of them daring to stand up and speak; they all chose to remain silent.

Although Lin Yuanshu didn't publicize the matter, the older women still found out about it because some dim-witted men went home and complained to their parents.

Instead of receiving their parents' sympathy, they were given a beating by both parents.

Then, her parents dragged her to apologize to Lin Yuanshu and made them swear that they would never slander any female comrade again.

Lin Yuanshu did not accept their apologies. Instead, he told them to apologize to the two women, since they were the victims. He also reminded them that they should not slander anyone, regardless of gender.

The older women readily agreed and did as instructed. The two women, considering they were neighbors, chose to let bygones be bygones and didn't pursue the matter too much, but they demanded that the older women never do such a thing again.

The men readily agreed. After this incident, they dared not speak carelessly again, as the consequences were too dire. They were not only scolded by Lin Yuanshu, but also beaten by their parents and forced to apologize everywhere, losing all face.

The women were extremely disappointed in their sons, thinking they were utterly useless. At this crucial moment, instead of trying to please Comrade Lin Yuanshu and make a good impression on him, they chose to do the opposite and offend him.

It was supposed to be a good thing to live in the same dormitory building as Comrade Lin Yuanshu, but now it's turned into a bad thing.

Fortunately, they were quick-witted and immediately pulled their sons to apologize to Comrade Lin Yuanshu and the woman who had been slandered, thus resolving the matter perfectly and avoiding any potential problems in the future.

Since that incident, the men in the dormitory building have been like mice before a cat when they see Lin Yuanshu, and they no longer dare to joke and play around in front of him as before.

Although Lin Yuanshu couldn't deal with them, their parents could. They now kept their distance from Lin Yuanshu and dared not disrespect the young women in the apartment building, because they were afraid that Lin Yuanshu would meddle in their affairs.

Time flies, and two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

The research institute has released experimental data on Lin Yuanshu's improved sulfadiazine production process. The data is similar to the experimental data recorded by Lin Yuanshu, and the purity is even higher than that of the previous batch of sulfadiazine produced by Lin Yuanshu.

They speculated that the equipment in the production workshop of the red dye chemical plant might be causing the problem.

They had originally planned to improve Comrade Lin Yuanshu's sulfadiazine production process so that they could also get some credit for it.

Unexpectedly, nothing could be changed. As long as they did not follow Comrade Lin Yuanshu's improved sulfadiazine production process, they could not successfully produce high-purity sulfadiazine, so they had to temporarily put aside their research in this area.

Even though they were mentally prepared for this, they still felt a mix of emotions when they saw the experimental data.

What they had been researching for a year was discovered by someone else in just two months. This was a huge blow to them, and now they were going to become famous in the research institute.

Team Leader Bai didn't have time to think about these miscellaneous things. This was a major innovation that could change the current production process of sulfadiazine, so he immediately wrote an experimental report and handed it to Director Yu.

After reading the experimental report, Director Yu exclaimed, "Truly, the student has surpassed the teacher. These young people today are truly remarkable. Team Leader Lü previously proposed that Comrade Lin Yuanshu be transferred to our institute. What are your thoughts on that?"

When Team Leader Bai and his team produced crude sulfadiazine in just twelve hours following Lin Yuanshu's improved production process, he knew that it didn't matter if the final experimental data differed from the data recorded by Comrade Lin Yuanshu.

Because Comrade Lin Yuanshu has shortened the condensation reaction to twelve hours, which is a major innovation in itself, and purity is just icing on the cake.

Therefore, he had a feeling that the experimental report was exactly as expected, and that everything had been settled.

Team Leader Bai took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Although Team Leader Lü made this suggestion to annoy me, it is still a good idea. Comrade Lin Yuanshu is indeed a rare talent, but we do not know enough about his character and need to investigate further."

After thinking for a moment, Director Yu felt that Team Leader Bai's words made sense. Although Deputy Factory Director Mao had always praised Comrade Lin Yuanshu, sometimes one should not blindly believe what Deputy Factory Director Mao said, because in Deputy Factory Director Mao's eyes, there was no such thing as a bad female comrade.

"Then this task is entrusted to you," Director Yu instructed. At this point, only Team Leader Bai could maintain an objective perspective.

Team Leader Bai's lips curled up slightly as he said softly, "No problem, I will complete this task as soon as possible."

After Director Yu confirmed that there were no problems with the experimental report, he submitted it to the Ministry of Health.

The Minister of Health was already mentally prepared. After all, the Health Bureau of Beijing was not just sitting idly by. They had already told him that there had been a new breakthrough in the production process of sulfadiazine, so he had been waiting for Director Yu's experimental report.

However, on the other hand, the country has been investing real money in research institutes over the years, hoping that they would quickly improve the sulfadiazine production process. Unexpectedly, the research institutes have not made any significant progress, while outside unorthodox methods have made new breakthroughs.

He jokingly said, "I didn't expect that you guys haven't come up with anything yet, but your colleagues outside have already beaten you to it. Whether it's your research or that of your colleagues outside, as long as it can truly improve the sulfadiazine production process, then it's a good thing."

This experimental report came at just the right time. Although he had previously issued a notice advocating the use of sulfonamides, this policy was contingent on the availability of sulfonamides; without them, nothing else mattered.

Therefore, this sulfadiazine production process improvement plan is very important, as it can enable pharmaceutical companies to produce more and better quality sulfadiazine, which can then be used to manufacture more tablets, sustained-release formulations, injections, and so on.

Director Yu smiled sheepishly and tried to save face, saying, "The minister is right. We were too slow this time. We always wanted to do our best in one go, but we ended up not doing well. However, fortunately, Comrade Lin Yuanshu also learned his pharmaceutical knowledge from the researchers. So, rounding up, he can be considered one of us."

He did not specify which researcher it was, because he had no idea who the researcher was.

He also tried to find the researcher in the institute who taught Comrade Lin Yuanshu about pharmaceutical knowledge, but to no avail. He believed that the researcher should be working in another institute, not in his own, so he stopped paying attention to the matter.

In fact, if he had put in a little effort, he could have found out the researcher's name by starting with Zhu Huilan, but he found it too troublesome. Why should he pat someone else on the back? It wouldn't do him any good.

The Minister of Health patted Director Yu on the shoulder and offered a perfunctory consolation: "It doesn't matter if we fail this time, just keep trying next time."

He then convened an emergency meeting to announce to the cadres the news of a new breakthrough in the sulfadiazine production process.

The cadres were all extremely excited. They knew they would be very busy with their work, including developing unified technical specifications and establishing pilot demonstration pharmaceutical factories.

Although busy, they are happy. If this matter is handled well, they will be rewarded, and more patients will be able to take their medicine and not be without it.

After learning that the experimental report had been submitted, Lin Yuanshu felt relieved. Since it had been submitted, it meant that her improved sulfadiazine production process had passed the institute's inspection, so everything was fine. Now she just had to wait for the reward to be issued.

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Author's Note: The "Notice on Promoting the Use of Sulfonamides" was originally issued in August 1973, but I moved it forward by two months due to plot requirements.