Merthian lung infection

During the Galactic Civil War, the smuggler Roark Garnet pretended to have contracted a phony ailment, Merthian lung infection, on Lockest IV in an attempt to forestall a customs inspection by Tax Inspector Mothra. The ruse worked, and the Tax Inspector beat a hasty retreat. Its supposed symptoms included a wheezing cough and a runny nose.

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