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Costa Rican Island: The Lost World By Richard Levine

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When strange creatures continue to be found on a private Costa Rican island, it draws the eyes and ears of paleontologist Richard Levine and his acquaintance, Ian Malcolm. These two brilliant individuals combine forces and investigate what they refer to as “the lost world.” At first, Malcolm is in denial and does not want to believe in the fact of dinosaurs still being alive due to his last experience and almost dying. This forces Levine to travel to Costa Rica for a weekend to observe the mysterious corpses. With fear of the government suddenly finding out about the island, Levine sets out for the island himself with his young guide Diego. It isn’t until Malcolm gets an emergency call from Levine that Malcolm sets out with a squad consisting
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