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Jurassic Park

 Michael Crichton
 

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Maybe there's justice in the world after all.
 
 
 
Face the damn facts, Henry ... This isn't America. This isn't even Costa Rica. This is my island. I own it. And nothing is going to stop me from opening Jurassic Park to all the children of the world ... Or, at least, to the rich ones.
 
 
 
The animal on the floor was about a foot and a half long, the size of a small monkey. It was dark yellow with brown stripes, like a tiger. It had a lizard's head and long snout, but it stood upright on strong hind legs, balanced by a thick straight tail.
 
 
 
[Arnold's] all right. He's an engineer. Wu's the same. They're both technicians. They don't have intelligence. They have what I call "thintelligence." They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it "being focused." They don't see the surround. They don't see the consequences.
 
 
 
Look at them... Leaning out of the windows, so eager. They can't wait to see it. They have come for the danger.
 
 
 
 
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