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No matter how politely one says it, we owe our existence to the farts of blue-green algae.

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Matter
Farts
Algae
Politely
Fart
Green
Blue
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Existence

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