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Fri 07 Jul 2010Dreams of other planets starting to hold water
NET RESULTS:Childhood hopes that other celestial bodies may support life are gradually being realised, writes KARLIN LILLINGTON
MY CHILDHOOD was haunted with scary pictures that arrived regularly at our house and provided a repulsive thrill that I found impossible to ignore. Many arrived by post – on the cover and inside contents of my father’s medical journals. His specialty was respiratory diseases, and the relevant publications provided moderately grotesque images of infected lungs and X-rays.
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