The thing that makes the mutations so scary in the book is the fact that the kids quickly accept them as an inevitability rather than taking proper precautions.
Hambileswi ku tlhakisiwa ku nga nchumu lowu nga tolovelekangiki endhawini leyi, ku chava ka xona ku endle leswaku xi tihoxa ekhombyeni ro sika ematshan'weni yo va xi amukela mpfuno.