"During climbs into taller trees, I was occasionally……" — Richard Preston
"During climbs into taller trees, I was occasionally able to look down on the backs of birds, which shine with reflected sunlight as they move through the green depths of the canopy, like schools of fish."
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16 Quotes by Richard Preston
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