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Humans. Sometimes they make chimps look smart.
Katherine Applegate
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Katherine Applegate
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 9
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Science Fiction Writer
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
Katherine Alice Applegate
L. E. Blair
Katherine Kendall
Beth Kincaid
A. R. Plumb
Pat Pollari
K. A. Applegate
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