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Chinese allay fear of SARS with array of inventive remedies / Beijing buzzes with the best ways to adapt to an unseen enemy 

The topic is a constant in conversations, as in this discussion between friends talking about a now-famous photo of a young couple kissing through their surgical masks.

"It's silly," said Grace Tang, a Beijing transplant from Jiangsu Province.

"It's no more silly than the men I've seen who pull back their masks long enough to puff on a cigarette," said a friend.

"Oh, no. Some people think the nicotine actually kills the SARS," said Tang.

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