I tell the tale of a force that has powers beyond your wildest imagination. I came to know of this Army about a year or so ago when one day I was idling in my room and thinking, most probably, some perversion. A foot soldier on a spy mission caught my eye. It was moving with agility, yet was camouflaged to the sorroundings and made itself inconspicuous. The motion spoke volumes of the confidence that this soul held in its ability to silently explore its enemy's territory. It stopped and paused time and again to gather samples from the territory and to gather further field intelligence. The general of this army of foot soldiers must be a proud existence. Since that day I have had frequent skirmishes with the conscripts of this army and if I had a lucky day then I would be rewarded with the death of artillery men amongst my loot. But these soldiers are one resilient force. They are driven by the sin of gluttony and are active around the clock in gathering whatever blood samples they can for further processing in their state of the art lab built in some crevice in my room.
Almost all of my hostellite friends have had the chance of getting into a fight with these army men. Some of course have been more plagued than others and have had to relinquish their rights to sound sleep and comfortable inhabitation in their well deserved hours of sleep. But those who didn't give up in the face of this adversity have had limited successes too. I, for example, quote Murtaza Shakir's efforts in this regard. Following my field intelligence he wisely used a non-biodegradable fume to extinguish these soldiers. His efforts bore fruit in that he was awarded with relative comfortable living. Similarly I myself have had the chance of seeking these infidels to their graves and thus was given relief, even if temporary.
There are others, who, on the other hand, sought peace and symbiosis with these invading armies. They act upon buddha's advice for universal peace and in the process paid heavy ransom in the form of daily blood meals for the peaceful living. But such traitors provided logistic support to these armies of red. Subsequently our war efforts were greatly hampered.
This army that is more commonly recognized by the name of 'bed bugs' are known as "Cimex lectularius" in the scientific community. they are known to be very resilient and are very hard to kill. Even professional exterminators find it hard to clean their colonies. They can survive for more than 100 days without a blood meal. they can travel distances as long as 100 feet in search of blood. They colonize in damp and cold dark places.
Anyone who wishes to go and live in Karachi is warned against these creatures. Protect yourself or you will be targeted without mercy!
Almost all of my hostellite friends have had the chance of getting into a fight with these army men. Some of course have been more plagued than others and have had to relinquish their rights to sound sleep and comfortable inhabitation in their well deserved hours of sleep. But those who didn't give up in the face of this adversity have had limited successes too. I, for example, quote Murtaza Shakir's efforts in this regard. Following my field intelligence he wisely used a non-biodegradable fume to extinguish these soldiers. His efforts bore fruit in that he was awarded with relative comfortable living. Similarly I myself have had the chance of seeking these infidels to their graves and thus was given relief, even if temporary.
There are others, who, on the other hand, sought peace and symbiosis with these invading armies. They act upon buddha's advice for universal peace and in the process paid heavy ransom in the form of daily blood meals for the peaceful living. But such traitors provided logistic support to these armies of red. Subsequently our war efforts were greatly hampered.
This army that is more commonly recognized by the name of 'bed bugs' are known as "Cimex lectularius" in the scientific community. they are known to be very resilient and are very hard to kill. Even professional exterminators find it hard to clean their colonies. They can survive for more than 100 days without a blood meal. they can travel distances as long as 100 feet in search of blood. They colonize in damp and cold dark places.
Anyone who wishes to go and live in Karachi is warned against these creatures. Protect yourself or you will be targeted without mercy!
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