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[[A doctor reading a clipboard consults a patient sitting on an examination table.]]
Doctor: I see the problem. Your gut macrobiome is out of balance.
Doctor: One moment.
[[Doctor walks off-panel]]
Patient: I think you mean MICRObiome.
Patient: ..right?
[[Doctor returns slightly rumpled and carrying a wolf.]]
Doctor: No. Here, swallow this.
Patient: That's a wolf.
Doctor: Do you need a glass of water?
{{Title text: I know it seems unpleasant, but of the two ways we typically transfer them, I promise this is the one you want.}}
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