Contamination

Contamination is one of the newspaper articles in Red Dead Redemption 2.

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WATER UNDRINKABLE. BIZARRE SICKNESS SPREADS

Roanoke towns are often plagued with poverty, superstition and maladies, but after deformities began to appear among residents of rural Butcher Creek, the townspeople say the area may be cursed. Contaminants were found and some accuse the Roanoke Mountain Fuel Company of fouling the local drinking water, resulting in large goiters, rashes, sores and psychosis.

The symptoms also point to lead poisoning similar to those seen in plumbers and painters, with victims becoming unusually pale and weak. The eponymously named creek and Elysian Pool are polluted, though residents will not seek action against the mining company, and are instead seeking a spiritual solution to their problems.