Masques

Gardening outfit 

Surviving the coronavirus may not make us stronger, but it has definitely made us more conscientious.

I wash my hands as frequently as a hypochondriac and wear a mask whenever there are chemicals or dust in the air.

A mask is poor protection against the virus, but it does mitigate weakening of the lungs before the virus breaches the castle walls.

Some purple prose from Poe, for perspective:

Plague doctor (allthatsinteresting)

And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall. And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.