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We are blessed with a place that is open to the universe and, despite this, supports this very thin envelope of air we call atmosphere, which holds just the right amount of oxygen for us to breathe.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
Biologist
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Marine Biologist
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Gibbstown
New Jersey
Sylvia Alice Earle
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