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Part One
The novel opens in Oran, a dull, ordinary Algerian port city. Rats begin dying in the streets by the thousands, which the residents find disgusting but mostly ignore.
Part Two
With the city sealed, the plague settles in as a long-term condition rather than a crisis with an end date. Residents move through stages of grief and adjustment.
Part Three
Part Three is short and functions as a compressed portrait of the city at its worst. The plague peaks.
Part Four
The plague continues through autumn and into winter with no sign of stopping. This is the longest section and the emotional center of the novel.
Part Five
The plague begins to retreat in winter. The serum starts working.
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