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Following descriptions of imaginary creatures who, unlike the common cold, have become extinct, François offers winkingly authoritative-sounding observations about the Cold, which he personifies in rudimentary black-on-white drawings. ("It is not easy to get rid of a Cold" features a man opening a door and saying "Please, after you..." to a lumpy black creature.) It's funny if esoteric stuff.