The next morning, Shmoop tells his son that the war in Syria has destroyed the country's crops and that the people there have been suffering for the past two months. He tells his father that he is grateful that he has been able to stay in Israel and that he hopes to be able to help them rebuild their crops. He also says that he believes that the cause of the war may be an increase in the number of people with the same genetic makeup as those who have been affected by the war. He says that millions of people in Syria are dying from the war's effects, and that this may help them understand why they have developed certain types of cancer. The boy tells his dad that he wants to go back to work, but he is not sure if he can go to school. He asks his father if he has gotten everything he needs, and he tells him that he did. He adds that his daughter has been killed by the very thing he has spent his whole life trying to cure. He is certain that she is going to do well, and says that she loves him and will support him. He then goes on to say that the problem is not with the population, but rather with the fact that a lethal variation of the disease first appeared in Eastern Europe and spread rapidly. The fact that the disease is not communicable does not mean that three billion people in the world will die from the disease. He wants to know if he could pick up his daughter from school.