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October 23, 1942 november 4, 2008 was an american author, screenwriter, and film director and producer. No, im not this pale im just a newbie when it comes to lighting. Despite being a work of fiction, the book contains many graphs and footnotes. Michael crichton is the author of the andromeda strain, congo, jurassic park, rising sun, the terminal man, the lost world, airframe and timeline.
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