There were more goats than people in Morocco. Moroccan goats pooped. A lot. There were also a ridiculous number of flies in North Africa. In the summer, they were everywhere in Spanish Morocco. North African flies were particularly pesky. They flocked to the moisture from the eyes, noses, and mouths of humans. Flies regurgitate what they’ve previously eaten when new food comes their way. Each of these independently is a random fact. But taken together they crafted a recipe for a perfect germ warfare operation. If Lovell could lace the poop with biotoxins, the flies would provide the perfect
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