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We do not just fear our predators, we are transfixed by them. We are prone to weave stories and fables and chat endlessly about them.
Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley
Born: May 8, 1940
Died: Feb 11, 2006

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Fear, Our, Fables, Prone, Weave, About, Chat, Endlessly, Just, Predators, Stories, Them

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