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,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life 
( ,ra*el ,c>son4  ,:]eas1 ,may #bg1     
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not$ au?or1 & an environm5tal vision>y2 
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degree 9 zoology f ,! ,johns ,hopk9s    
,univ]sity 9 ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1 9      
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pursuit ( a doctorate degree 9 #aice :5 
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,sun on ! m>9e life ( ! ,*esapeake ,bay 
until %e 0 employ$ full-"t 9 ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t :]e %e rose to become !       
editor-9-*ief = all ,fi% & ,wildlife    
,s]vice publications2 ,:]eas ,ra*el     
,c>son's fir/ book1 ,"u ! ,sea-,w9d1    
publi%$ 9 #aida1 gave read]s across !   
c\ntry a *ance to enjoy h] poetic /yle &
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 fir/ "t2 ,:]eas ,ra*el ,c>son's second 
book1 ,! ,sea ,ar\nd ,u1 e>n$ ! #aieb   
,national ,book ,aw>d & all[$ h] to     
fully devote h] "t to h] writ+ c>e]2    
,:]eas ,ra*el ,c>son's guide to sea%ore 
life1 ,! ,edge ( ! ,sea1 0 publi%$ 9    
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*emicals accumulate 9 wat]1 soils1 fi%1 
& animals1 includ+ birds2 ,:]eas        
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exp]t panel ( sci5ti/s t confirm$ ,ra*el
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dome/ic ban on ! sale ( ! *emical       
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kn[n z ,,ddt7 9 #aigb1 an action t _m   
individuals cr$it ) sav+ ! bald eagle f 
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bald eagles 9 ! ,*esapeake ,bay ,wat]%$ 
?an !re 7 9 ! entire l[] #dh ,/ates 9   
#aigb2 & ,:]eas ,ra*el ,c>son pass$ away
 on ,april #ad1 #aifd1 at h] home 9     
,silv] ,spr+1 ,m>yl&1 leav+ beh9d a     
hi/ory ( tireless advocacy on behalf ( !
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c\pl$ ) poetic s5sibility1 & a book t   
help$ laun* ! mod]n environm5tal        
movem5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate  
honors ! life ( ,ra*el ,c>son1 a        
sci5ti/1 writ]1 & pione] ( !            
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