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Biotechnology

Death is just a series of preventable diseases.
         William Hazeltine, M.D.

    Life is just a series
     of incurable miracles.
    Love is just a series
     of curable follies.
    Music is just a series of
     harmonious notes.
    Hunger is just a series
     of functional needs.
    Fire is just a series
     of incendiary sparks.
    Flood is just a series
     of smaller rains.
    Architecture is just a series
     of building blocks.
    Art is just a series
     of broadening views.
    The market is just a series
     of ups and downs.

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