Alice asked anxiously, "Is this true? Is the European flu more severe than the Black Death?"
Bowers shook his head and said, "I don't know the truth of this news either because it is only what East Africa and France are saying. Our government institutions haven't mentioned this claim."
Alice asked, "Then what should we do?"
Bowers said, "If there's nothing special happening recently, you'd better not go out, and we should stay as far away from crowds as possible. This is the only thing we can do."
Alice said, "But you have to go to the factory every day..."
Bowers said helplessly, "Yes, I have to work; it's unavoidable. After all, how would we survive without working? You also need to go out to buy food. I can't shirk work, but we should stock up on some food as much as we can while prices are still low."
"Besides, I'm in the boiler room at the factory, where there are hardly any people, so maybe I can avoid this European flu."
