lu season was over, and partly because they
             had discovered other ways to cure colds that were less expensive. For
             example, they realized that chicken soup for a family of four, at what
             amounted to $1.25 per serving, plus the cost of cooking gas or electricity
             and amortization of the pots and pans, was costing about $6.00 per meal
             times three meals per day for a daily total of $18.00. If it took a week
             to cure the colds with soup, that would cost the family $126.00. It was
             less costly to visit the HMO at ten bucks a pop and buy a couple of boxes
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