The Devil's Snot (3)

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It had been two months since morphine was introduced to the world.

The world was still in an uproar.

Opinions on morphine were divided.

Some saw it as a sign of the Saint's compassion.

Others saw it as the Saint's first mistake.

Either way, no one doubted the Saint's good intentions.

But the world wasn't so simple that good intentions could justify every outcome.

The assessments and controversies continued to stir up the world almost every day.

And there was one place untouched by the noise of the mundane world...