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Humans in space suits make monkeys nervous.

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Richard Preston
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 5
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Science Journalist
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Richard McCann Preston
Monkeys
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Space
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