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> [“rule of thumb.’” His eyes found Erwin’s and they were gleaming. “You familiar with that one, doc?” Erwin hesitated before nodding slowly. “I’ve heard of it.” “Goes back to an English judge from the seventeen hundreds named Sir Francis Buller.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-prescott/rule-of-thumb-his-eyes-found-erwin-s-and-they-were-gleaming-you/)

James D. Prescott

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## More by James D. Prescott

> [“Pyrenean hemorrhagic fever or PHF,” Riese told them, her voice registering fear. “Some are calling it the new Spanish flu, others the red death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-prescott/pyrenean-hemorrhagic-fever-or-phf-riese-told-them-her-voice/)

James D. Prescott

> [“rule of thumb.’” His eyes found Erwin’s and they were gleaming. “You familiar with that one, doc?” Erwin hesitated before nodding slowly. “I’ve heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-prescott/rule-of-thumb-his-eyes-found-erwin-s-and-they-were-gleaming-you/)

James D. Prescott

> [“points in none-time and space.” “That”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-prescott/points-in-none-time-and-space-that/)

James D. Prescott

> [“The textbooks call it Titanis walleri. But most people know it simply as the terror bird.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-d-prescott/the-textbooks-call-it-titanis-walleri-but-most-people-know-it-simply/)

James D. Prescott

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