Re: Rescuing livestock

On Wed, 23 May 2001, Alan and Carmel Brain wrote:

> Old North Australia was the planet that provided the galaxy's only
supply
> of anti-aging drugs - "Stroon". The drug was refined from the blood of
> sheep that had been infected with a local micro-organism, causing them
> to grow to immense size, have permanently runny noses, and be worth
> a few solar systems each.
> 
> As you can imagine, the Norstrillian defences were rather good.
> 
As I can imagine, this place must have been only *slightly* less
depressing
than your average Spoo ranch.