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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

I don't know how you think allergies work but if it was actually an allergic reaction it probably went something like immune system encounters a foreign never seen before substance and overreacts. Alternatively he was just the unlucky guy who didn't clean his suit enough and breathed in more of it than the others.