I'm an avid reader. Years ago I learned to speed-read, a science which has been helpful when it comes to recreational reading. Basically, I can read faster because I have learned to read groups of words rather than single words. Anyway, that's not the point of this post. The other night I began reading a novel by Jon Land called Murder at the CDC (I am partial to murder, mayhem and mass destruction). The story basically revolves around biochemical terrorism. I was reading fairly quickly until I…