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Life On Earth Is More Like A Verb. It Repairs, Maintains, Re-creates, And Outdoes Itself.
-Lynn Margulis
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Life On Earth Is More Like A
Lynn Margulis
Life On Earth Is More Like A Verb. It Repairs, Maintains, Re-creates, And Outdoes Itself.
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