At one time it was believed by many that sex with a virgin was a sure cure for AIDS. Or so went the rumors spread in certain ill-informed subcultures. Turned out that it didn't stop AIDS. Didn't cure AIDS. But it did do one hell of a job of spreading AIDS. And fear. And violence against women.
"Here, this will cure what ails you," the bartender says. Turns out drinking alcohol will not cure an alcoholic.
Today I must insist on abstinence. A drink would be violence against myself.
from All Drinking Aside (Rough Draft, Chapter 73)
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