AUSTIN - A University of Texas student found a substance that has tested positive for ricin, a potentially deadly poison, in a roll of quarters she was using to do laundry in her dormitory, officials said.

The student and her roommate were being treated for potential exposure to the poison, although neither has exhibited symptoms, said Dr. Theresa Spalding of UT Student Health Services.

The student told university police she found the chunky powder Thursday as she was doing her laundry at the Moore-Hill dormitory, Spalding said. Preliminary tests for ricin came back positive Friday.

“We were very concerned as soon as we heard about the positive testing late this evening,” Spalding said. She said the quarters had been in the students’ dorm room for several months.

Ricin is extracted from castor beans and can be added to food or water, injected or sprayed as an aerosol. It can be in the form of a powder, mist, pellet, or it can be dissolved in water or weak acid.

Symptoms can include anything from difficulty breathing, fever, cough, nausea and sweating to severe vomiting and dehydration.

The dorm was sanitized and inspected, and students were cleared to return, the university said.

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Also, I know you are very busy, but please write me asap! I know the message you sent out a few days ago is true...the scan of your hand. I am doing this every day and IT WORKS! I CAN feel that tingle behind my heart almost immediately! This is a wonderful coincedince...last Saturday 2/18/06 I was watching a program on a channel I have never watched before. It was about Edgar Cayce. I did not remember his name, but I did remember his predictions and found out he has passed away. Anyway, a couple of days later I got your daily prediction, the one that had the info about your dreams of EC. I clicked on the link and began reading about Edgar Cayce. After reading about him for about 1/2 an hour I realized he sounded familiar to me. So, I went and asked my daughter if she could remember the man's name from the show we watched the other night. I asked her if it was Edgar Cayce. She said "Yes, that was his name. Why?". So, I told her about your dreams about EC and what a strange coincedince it was that we had just watched that show about Edgar Cayce. In a way I was surprised, but not totally...you see, these weird coincedinces happen to me ALL the time...Only I don't think they are really coincedinces at all...I think it is my angels interviening in my life. I don't know if you believe in angels or not, but several years ago I almost died due to a tubal pregnancy...on the way to the operating room I saw 4 angles, 2 on each side of the wheelchair I was in. They were HUGE, maybe 10 feet tall. The thing is, I didn't know I was so close to death until I awoke in my hospital room later and my husband told me how close I had come to dying. My life has never been the same...it is far better! I can't recall my dreams like you (I'm working on that.) But, I sense things, some good, some not so good. I have also become much more aware of what is going on globally, thanks to alternative news sources on the internet. I know about many of the things you dream of about political events in this country and around the world. I believe God is using you to help people become more aware of the world we live in. Even if it is bad, we need to know the truth! By the way, I am a military wife and mother, so I know....well, you understand, a bit more than some people about things like wars, etc.

Please write me back when you get a chance. I believe you are a vital, very important person, and the world needs you, especially now! I am praying that your headaches go away and you can continue with your remote viewing. May light and love surround you and your family and protect you always.

In peace,

Fredda Martinez