Galaxy of Fear #3: Planet Plague (1997) by John Whitman

 This one was just kind of pointless. The not-twins don't do that much, the plague isn't that interesting, and it's mostly  fixed off screen. I hope these pick back up, or these are going to be a real slog. At least they're short.

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