To the patients, it was a mystery. To the interns, it was a heavy, terrifying rite of passage. But to Dr. Luc Morel, the 2018 edition was an old friend with a crumbling spine.

"It’s so heavy," she remarked, looking at the book. "Why keep the physical copy?"

Luc didn't look at his computer. He patted the massive red book. "Digital is fast, Camille, but the Vidal is certain."

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