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Ideal for: Frustrated doctors (it being the Middle
Ages, women could hardly apply for Medical School) with a keen eye and a
questioning mind.
Job Specifications: The Plague’s got people dropping dead in the middle of
the streets, their identities obscured by the pus, buboes, and maggots
covering their half-rotting corpses. But they must be given a decent burial,
and you are just the person to cart the body to their grieving families
(assuming they aren’t dead, either).
Drawbacks: It’s nasty work, what with the stench and gore, and at four
pence a corpse, you’re not exactly getting extra hazard pay. The good news
is that The Plague’s killed off all the men and your employers have waived
the sexual discrimination that was typical of the times. The bad news is
that The Plague is highly contagious and your career—as your life span—will
be very short lived.
Perks: None, actually, except that you have a job, and possibly enough
bread to last you for the day. Just wash your hands first.
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